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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:

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) 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 Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 9 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

STNG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Scorpio Tankers has seen its stock return 111.14% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 77 percentage points.

Scorpio Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $94.60, an upside of 11.7% from Scorpio Tankers's current stock price of $84.69.

Scorpio Tankers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Scorpio Tankers, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) 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 International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

INSW passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 148.16% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 114 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $86.67, a downside of -3.9% from International Seaways's current stock price of $90.18.

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

Dht Holdings (NYSE:DHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

DHT passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dht Holdings has seen its stock return 70.89% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 37 percentage points.

Dht Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 10.41% from Dht Holdings's current stock price of $19.02.

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.

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 10.69%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.53%. 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 8.45%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.53%. 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.

Mplx (NYSE:MPLX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.23%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 3.53%. 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 88.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Oil & gas midstream stocks were up 0.05% in the last day, and down -2.16% over the last week. International Seaways was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas midstream industry, gaining 5.14% yesterday.

International Seaways shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 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:

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 44 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 86.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 53 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 16 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dynagas Lng Partners's stock has gained 6.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by -27 percentage points.

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) 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.

Scorpio Tankers has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Scorpio Tankers's stock has gained 111.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 77 percentage points.

32.35% 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 8.02% over the next year.

6.38% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.02% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.57% are rated C (Hold), 17.02% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).