Shares of integrated oil and gas companies are trading higher amid energy price gains due to concerns that the U.S. and Iran aren't making meaningful headway in negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz peacefully and without transit fees.

Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet

The Benzinga Stock Whisper Index highlights five unique stocks each week that attract high reader and investor interest.

Got $10,000 to Invest in This High-Yield, Midstream Stock? Here's What It Could Be Worth in 10 Years.

Hess Midstream LP (HESM) is highlighted as an attractive midstream energy investment opportunity, offering a 7.7% dividend yield with quarterly increases over nine years. The company operates oil, gas, and produced water handling assets in North Dakota's Bakken and Three Forks Shale plays. Its corporate structure was restructured in 2019 to simplify tax treatment for investors.

This Overlooked Pipeline Stock Quietly Raised Its Dividend Again. Almost Nobody Covered It. (It's Now Yielding Nearly 8%!)

Hess Midstream LP (HESM), a pipeline company processing natural gas from North Dakota's Bakken and Three Forks Shale regions, has quietly maintained a strong dividend yield of 7.8% with consistent quarterly increases over nine years. The company has also engaged in share buybacks and has benefited from geopolitical tensions, with energy sector tailwinds boosting related stocks.

BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Chevron, Raises Price Target to $235

BMO Capital analyst Phillip Jungwirth maintains Chevron (NYSE:CVX) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $210 to $235.

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Chevron, Raises Price Target to $243

These 7 Energy Stocks Are Rallying as Crude Tops $90 on US Strikes in Iran

US strikes on Iran near the Strait of Hormuz sent WTI crude up 5.4% to $90.38. Seven energy stocks rallied and the 10-year yield hit 4.80%.