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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: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 13 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

INSW passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 133.09% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 96 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $86.67, an upside of 2.09% from International Seaways's current stock price of $84.89.

International Seaways stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is the #2 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 Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 30 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

IMPP passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has seen its stock return 89.47% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 52 percentage points.

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: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 1 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

FRO passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Frontline has seen its stock return 108.32% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 71 percentage points.

Frontline has an average 1 year price target of $37.67, an upside of 1.64% from Frontline's current stock price of $37.06.

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, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 10.7%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.47%. 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 8.6%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.47%. 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 7.12%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.47%. 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.

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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 71, which is 46 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 89.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 52 percentage points.

Dynagas Lng Partners (NYSE:DLNG) 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.

Dynagas Lng Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 8.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by -29 percentage points.

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) is the third 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 18 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teekay Tankers's stock has gained 72.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 35 percentage points.

34.29% of oil & gas midstream stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil & gas midstream stocks to rise by 4.12% over the next year.

4.17% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.75% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.42% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).