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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:

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

Dorian Lpg (NYSE:LPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -3 points lower than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LPG as a "A".

LPG passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Dorian Lpg has seen its stock return 47.01% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 34 percentage points.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) 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 Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 4 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 30.

EE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Excelerate Energy has seen its stock return 40.45% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 27 percentage points.

Excelerate Energy has an average 1 year price target of $33.75, a downside of -19.34% from Excelerate Energy's current stock price of $41.84.

Excelerate Energy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Excelerate Energy, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) is the #3 top oil & gas midstream stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% 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 45, which is 15 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 30.

INSW passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 63.97% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 51 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, an upside of 9.46% from International Seaways's current stock price of $63.95.

International Seaways stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

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 15.6%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.8%. 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.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) has an annual dividend yield of 8.38%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.8%. 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 79.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Plains All American Pipeline (NASDAQ:PAA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.73%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.8%. Plains All American Pipeline's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Plains All American Pipeline's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Plains All American Pipeline's dividend payout ratio of 125.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Oil & gas midstream stocks were up 2.44% in the last day, and up 4.47% over the last week. Enbridge was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas midstream industry, gaining 3.94% yesterday.

Enbridge shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 financial results.

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 11 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has dropped -11.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by -24 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 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 29.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 16 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 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 72.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 60 percentage points.

37.5% 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 3.62% over the next year.

2.27% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.27% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.27% are rated C (Hold), 15.91% are rated D (Sell), and 2.27% are rated F (Strong Sell).