Enbridge Inc $ENB Shares Sold by Clearbridge Investments LLC

Clearbridge Investments LLC trimmed its position in shares of Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENBFree Report) (TSE:ENB) by 28.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,450,315 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 6,177,974 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC owned approximately 0.71% of Enbridge worth $738,989,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Enbridge by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 100,364,993 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,802,766,000 after acquiring an additional 2,067,516 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in Enbridge by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 40,021,291 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $2,019,473,000 after acquiring an additional 137,897 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Enbridge during the 4th quarter worth $1,195,559,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Enbridge by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,421,826 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,045,172,000 after acquiring an additional 1,415,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Enbridge by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 19,677,864 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $942,806,000 after acquiring an additional 858,323 shares in the last quarter. 54.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on ENB shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Enbridge from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, May 24th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Enbridge in a report on Monday, May 11th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Enbridge in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enbridge in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, TD Securities lowered shares of Enbridge from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.50.

Get Our Latest Research Report on ENB

Enbridge Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE ENB opened at $56.34 on Friday. Enbridge Inc has a one year low of $43.59 and a one year high of $58.45. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $54.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.04 billion, a PE ratio of 26.45 and a beta of 0.58.

Enbridge (NYSE:ENBGet Free Report) (TSE:ENB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The pipeline company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.02. Enbridge had a net margin of 9.83% and a return on equity of 11.21%. The business had revenue of $9.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.03 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Enbridge Inc will post 2.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Enbridge Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $0.97 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.9%. Enbridge’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 133.80%.

About Enbridge

(Free Report)

Enbridge Inc is a Calgary, Alberta–based energy infrastructure company that develops, owns and operates a diversified portfolio of energy transportation, distribution and generation assets. Its core activities include the operation of crude oil and liquids pipelines, natural gas transmission and distribution systems, and energy storage facilities. In addition to midstream transportation and storage, Enbridge has expanded into renewable power generation and energy transition projects, including wind, solar and utility-scale generation assets.

The company serves customers primarily in Canada and the United States and has interests in other international energy projects.

Further Reading

Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ENB? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Enbridge Inc (NYSE:ENBFree Report) (TSE:ENB).

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Enbridge (NYSE:ENB)

Receive News & Ratings for Enbridge Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Enbridge and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.