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Best Oil & Gas Midstream Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top oil & gas midstream stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best oil & gas midstream stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best oil & gas midstream stocks to buy right now are:

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) is the #1 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33.

INSW passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 137.53% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 107 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $80.00, an upside of 7.4% from International Seaways's current stock price of $74.49.

International Seaways stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering International Seaways, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Dorian Lpg (NYSE:LPG) is the #2 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dorian Lpg (NYSE:LPG) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Dorian Lpg (NYSE:LPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LPG as a "B".

LPG passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dorian Lpg has seen its stock return 81.09% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 51 percentage points.

Dorian Lpg has an average 1 year price target of $41.00, an upside of 15.1% from Dorian Lpg's current stock price of $35.62.

Dorian Lpg stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Dorian Lpg, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) is the #3 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 49 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Frontline (NYSE:FRO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: D, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 3 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33.

FRO passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Frontline has seen its stock return 144.42% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 114 percentage points.

Frontline has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, a downside of -7.95% from Frontline's current stock price of $35.49.

Frontline stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Frontline, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 41 oil & gas midstream stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 oil & gas midstream stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 11.69%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.67%. Torm's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Torm's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Torm's dividend payout ratio of 69.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) has an annual dividend yield of 9.01%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.67%. Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Western Midstream Partners's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Western Midstream Partners's dividend payout ratio of 121.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.43%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.67%. Mplx's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Mplx's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mplx's dividend payout ratio of 62.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Oil & gas midstream stocks were up 0.09% in the last day, and down -2.85% over the last week.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued oil & gas midstream stocks right now are:

Dynagas Lng Partners (NYSE:DLNG) is the most undervalued oil & gas midstream stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dynagas Lng Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 18.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by -12 percentage points.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is the second most undervalued oil & gas midstream stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 81.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 51 percentage points.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) is the third most undervalued oil & gas midstream stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Frontline has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Frontline's stock has gained 144.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 114 percentage points.

37.14% of oil & gas midstream stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil & gas midstream stocks to rise by 9.16% over the next year.

2.13% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.15% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.09% are rated C (Hold), 10.64% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).