River Road Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 74,955 shares of the pipeline company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,236,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in Energy Transfer by 93.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 24,530 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $481,000 after purchasing an additional 11,844 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Energy Transfer by 62.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,041 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 8,118 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 6.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 135,395 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after buying an additional 7,901 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 436.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 3,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Energy Transfer by 5.6% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 50,919 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 2,700 shares during the period. 38.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ET shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Energy Transfer from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Energy Transfer from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Energy Transfer from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.45.
Energy Transfer Price Performance
Shares of NYSE ET opened at $18.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.17. Energy Transfer LP has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $20.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.64, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s fifty day moving average is $19.42 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.42.
Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.05). Energy Transfer had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 9.77%. The company had revenue of $27.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.78 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.36 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Energy Transfer LP will post 1.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Energy Transfer Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.3375 dividend. This represents a $1.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.2%. This is a boost from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. Energy Transfer’s dividend payout ratio is 112.50%.
Energy Transfer Company Profile
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a Dallas-based midstream energy company that develops and operates infrastructure for the transportation, storage and processing of hydrocarbons. The company’s operations focus on moving and storing natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined products through an integrated network of pipelines, terminals, storage facilities and processing plants. Energy Transfer provides core midstream services such as gathering, compression, fractionation, processing, and bulk transportation to support production and downstream supply chains.
Its asset base spans an extensive network across the United States, connecting producing regions, processing centers, petrochemical hubs and coastal and inland markets.
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