US Capital Advisors Forecasts Energy Transfer Q1 Earnings

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET - Free Report) - Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Energy Transfer in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Energy Transfer's current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Energy Transfer's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS.

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The pipeline company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.35 by ($0.06). Energy Transfer had a net margin of 5.74% and a return on equity of 11.56%.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on Energy Transfer from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Energy Transfer from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Energy Transfer from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Energy Transfer from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Energy Transfer has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.09.

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Energy Transfer Stock Performance

ET traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $18.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,718,461 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,589,445. The stock has a market cap of $64.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.62, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.72. Energy Transfer has a twelve month low of $14.90 and a twelve month high of $21.45. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.325 per share. This is a boost from Energy Transfer's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Energy Transfer's payout ratio is presently 101.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energy Transfer

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Energy Transfer by 12,090.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 12,455,613 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $244,005,000 after acquiring an additional 12,353,441 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in Energy Transfer by 44.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 33,379,297 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $535,738,000 after purchasing an additional 10,195,768 shares during the period. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI purchased a new position in Energy Transfer during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $79,113,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Energy Transfer by 36.7% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 11,563,478 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $185,594,000 after buying an additional 3,106,631 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Energy Transfer during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,166,000. 38.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users.