Insider Buying: NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGL) Director Acquires 300,000 Shares

NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE:NGLGet Free Report) Director John Raymond bought 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $16.98 per share, for a total transaction of $5,094,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 376,626 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,395,109.48. The trade was a 391.51% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

NGL Energy Partners Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NGL traded down $0.38 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $17.13. The stock had a trading volume of 198,068 shares, compared to its average volume of 298,933. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $16.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.73. NGL Energy Partners LP has a 1 year low of $5.01 and a 1 year high of $18.80. The firm has a market cap of $2.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.03 and a beta of 0.63.

NGL Energy Partners (NYSE:NGLGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The oil and gas company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.37. The business had revenue of $989.99 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $346.13 million. NGL Energy Partners had a negative net margin of 3.76% and a negative return on equity of 39.51%. Equities research analysts predict that NGL Energy Partners LP will post 1.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in NGL Energy Partners in the 3rd quarter worth $70,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NGL Energy Partners during the 3rd quarter valued at about $70,000. Massar Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of NGL Energy Partners by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter. Massar Capital Management LP now owns 28,143 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $120,000 after purchasing an additional 5,295 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of NGL Energy Partners during the 4th quarter valued at about $120,000. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its position in shares of NGL Energy Partners by 184.0% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 32,202 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $138,000 after buying an additional 20,864 shares during the period. 40.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NGL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NGL Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded NGL Energy Partners from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised NGL Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

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NGL Energy Partners Company Profile

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NGL Energy Partners LP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that provides midstream infrastructure and marketing services for the energy industry. The company focuses on the transportation, storage, fractionation and marketing of natural gas liquids (NGLs) and refined petroleum products. Through its integrated operations, NGL Energy Partners serves producers, processors, refiners and industrial customers across key U.S. energy-producing regions.

The partnership’s asset base includes pipelines, storage terminals, fractionation plants, and distribution facilities.

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