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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:

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) is the #1 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 48 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 Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 5 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29.

EE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Excelerate Energy has seen its stock return 2.42% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 5 percentage points.

Excelerate Energy has an average 1 year price target of $31.67, an upside of 4% from Excelerate Energy's current stock price of $30.45.

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

Navigator Holdings (NYSE:NVGS) is the #2 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 48 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 Navigator Holdings (NYSE:NVGS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Navigator Holdings (NYSE:NVGS) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 7 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29.

NVGS passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Navigator Holdings has seen its stock return 4.97% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 7 percentage points.

Navigator Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, an upside of 19.78% from Navigator Holdings's current stock price of $17.95.

Navigator Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Navigator Holdings, 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 #3 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 48 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Dorian Lpg (NYSE:LPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -3 points lower than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LPG as a "B".

LPG passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dorian Lpg has seen its stock return 4.77% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 7 percentage points.

Dorian Lpg has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 28.63% from Dorian Lpg's current stock price of $27.21.

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.

Out of 29 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 17.98%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.04%. 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.

Plains Holdings (NASDAQ:PAGP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.67%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.04%. Plains Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Plains Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Plains Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 163.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.45%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.04%. 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 81.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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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:

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) 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.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 14.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 17 percentage points.

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) 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.

Teekay Tankers has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teekay Tankers's stock has gained 29.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 32 percentage points.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) 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.

Venture Global has a valuation score of 0, which is -32 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VG a Valuation Rating of "B".

45.45% 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 20.05% over the next year.

0% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.98% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 74.42% are rated C (Hold), 16.28% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).