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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 +28.50% 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 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 25 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

INSW passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. International Seaways has seen its stock return 112.7% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 87 percentage points.

International Seaways has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 9.22% from International Seaways's current stock price of $82.40.

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 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 21 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

DHT passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dht Holdings has seen its stock return 56.89% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 31 percentage points.

Dht Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 22.24% from Dht Holdings's current stock price of $17.18.

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 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 39 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 32.

IMPP passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has seen its stock return 54.55% over the past year, overperforming other oil & gas midstream stocks by 29 percentage points.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 89.08% from Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's current stock price of $4.76.

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 14.26%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.57%. 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.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has an annual dividend yield of 10.11%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.57%. International Seaways's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. International Seaways's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

International Seaways's dividend payout ratio of 39.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Teekay (NYSE:TK) has an annual dividend yield of 9.7%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 4.57%. 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.

Oil & gas midstream stocks were up 1.49% in the last day, and down -1.26% over the last week. Frontline was the among the top gainers in the oil & gas midstream industry, gaining 5.91% yesterday.

Shares of crude and oil product tanker companies are trading higher amid increased shipping traffic in the Gulf region and Strait of Hormuz, which may support higher day rates for vessels.

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 47 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Imperial Petroleum /Marshall Islands's stock has gained 54.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 29 percentage points.

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) 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.

Teekay Tankers has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teekay Tankers's stock has gained 56.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 31 percentage points.

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) 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.

Torm has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the oil & gas midstream industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Torm's stock has gained 61.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the oil & gas midstream industry by 36 percentage points.

40.54% of oil & gas midstream stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect oil & gas midstream stocks to rise by 14.41% over the next year.

15.22% of oil & gas midstream stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.87% of oil & gas midstream stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.52% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).