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

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33.

INSW passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 111.27% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 84 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $86.67, an upside of 10.36% from International Seaways's current stock price of $78.53.

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.

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

Dht Holdings (NYSE:DHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 20 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33.

DHT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dht Holdings has seen its stock return 42.14% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 14 percentage points.

Dht Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 27.58% from Dht Holdings's current stock price of $16.46.

Dht Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Dht Holdings, 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.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) is the #3 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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands (NASDAQ:IMPP) has a Due Diligence Score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 33.

IMPP passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has seen its stock return 87.14% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 59 percentage points.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 71.76% from Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's current stock price of $5.24.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands, 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 43 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 14.04%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.14%. Torm's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Torm's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Teekay (NYSE:TK) has an annual dividend yield of 8.61%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.14%. Teekay's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Teekay's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Teekay's dividend payout ratio of 87.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Western Midstream Partners (NYSE:WES) has an annual dividend yield of 8.39%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.14%. 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 119.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Oil & gas midstream stocks were up 1.19% in the last day, and down -3.26% 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 14 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 4.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by -23 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 42 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 87.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 59 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 14 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teekay Tankers's stock has gained 57.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 30 percentage points.

35.14% 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 13.43% over the next year.

8.7% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.74% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.7% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% are rated D (Sell), and 2.17% are rated F (Strong Sell).