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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 2.94% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 7 percentage points.

Excelerate Energy has an average 1 year price target of $31.67, a downside of -3.66% from Excelerate Energy's current stock price of $32.87.

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.

Dht Holdings (NYSE:DHT) 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 Dht Holdings (NYSE:DHT) is: Value: B, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dht Holdings (NYSE:DHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 20 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29.

DHT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dht Holdings has seen its stock return 16.59% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 21 percentage points.

Dht Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.67, an upside of 17.97% from Dht Holdings's current stock price of $13.28.

Dht Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Dht Holdings, 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.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) 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 Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is: Value: A, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29.

IMPP passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has seen its stock return 15.82% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 20 percentage points.

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 17.77%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.93%. 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 7.54%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.93%. 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 7.06%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.93%. 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 12 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 15.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 20 percentage points.

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) is the second 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.

Teekay Tankers 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.

Teekay Tankers's stock has gained 26.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 30 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 -31 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 31. 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".

43.75% 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 16.37% 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).