Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD – Get Free Report) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Enterprise Products Partners to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Enterprise Products Partners and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Enterprise Products Partners | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Enterprise Products Partners Competitors | 5994 | 27032 | 40912 | 2431 | 2.52 |
Enterprise Products Partners presently has a consensus price target of $40.18, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 27.31%. Given Enterprise Products Partners’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enterprise Products Partners has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 74.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.0% and pay out -134.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Risk and Volatility
Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners’ peers have a beta of -3.76, suggesting that their average share price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Enterprise Products Partners and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Enterprise Products Partners | $64.40 billion | $5.81 billion | 12.34 |
| Enterprise Products Partners Competitors | $11.35 billion | $5.51 billion | -1.25 |
Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Enterprise Products Partners and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Enterprise Products Partners | 10.24% | 21.41% | 8.14% |
| Enterprise Products Partners Competitors | -455.84% | 19.30% | 6.64% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Enterprise Products Partners beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
Enterprise Products Partners Company Profile
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is a North American midstream energy company that gathers, processes, transports, stores and exports energy-related commodities. Its operations support the movement of products from producing regions to refineries, petrochemical plants and other customers. The company’s assets include pipelines, natural gas processing plants, storage facilities, and terminals. It handles natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals, and provides services such as NGL fractionation and transportation.
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