Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD – Get Free Report) shares rose 1.3% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $38.19 and last traded at $38.0230. Approximately 2,963,877 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 30% from the average daily volume of 4,219,622 shares. The stock had previously closed at $37.52.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently commented on EPD shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $43.00 target price (up from $42.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wolfe Research upgraded Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $38.00 price target (up from $34.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $44.00 price target (up from $39.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Enterprise Products Partners from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.13.
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Enterprise Products Partners Trading Up 1.3%
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $14.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.62 billion. Enterprise Products Partners had a return on equity of 19.53% and a net margin of 11.45%.Enterprise Products Partners’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current year.
Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.9%. This is a positive change from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 82.96%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Enterprise Products Partners
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Everest Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Everest Financial Group LLC now owns 7,886 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares during the period. Walker Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Walker Asset Management LLC now owns 20,256 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $745,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the period. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC raised its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC now owns 20,895 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $791,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares during the period. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 8,106 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 66,266 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,125,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
About Enterprise Products Partners
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a Houston-based master limited partnership that provides midstream energy services across North America. The company owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, processing plants and export terminals that transport and handle natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined and petrochemical products. Its core activities include gathering and transportation, fractionation of NGLs, natural gas processing, crude oil and condensate pipelines, and marine and terminal services that enable domestic distribution and exports.
Enterprise serves a diverse set of customers including producers, refiners, petrochemical companies, marketers and end users.
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