Q4 EPS Estimates for Energy Transfer Reduced by Analyst

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Energy Transfer in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Energy Transfer's current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share.

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 for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by ($0.06). Energy Transfer had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 5.74%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $23.00 price objective on shares of Energy Transfer in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Energy Transfer from $20.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Energy Transfer from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Energy Transfer from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $22.09.

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Energy Transfer Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSE ET traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $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 firm has a market capitalization of $64.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.72. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $19.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.37. Energy Transfer has a twelve month low of $14.90 and a twelve month high of $21.45. 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a $0.325 dividend. This represents a $1.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.95%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This is an increase from Energy Transfer's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Energy Transfer's payout ratio is 101.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Energy Transfer

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ET. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Energy Transfer by 15.7% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 38,634,018 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $756,840,000 after acquiring an additional 5,254,721 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP boosted its stake in Energy Transfer by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP now owns 23,987,750 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $469,920,000 after purchasing an additional 1,723,683 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,776,221 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $387,416,000 after buying an additional 1,093,381 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 16,331,220 shares of the pipeline company's stock valued at $319,929,000 after purchasing an additional 2,512,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Energy Transfer by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 15,738,594 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $308,319,000 after acquiring an additional 388,073 shares during the last quarter. 38.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Energy Transfer Company Profile

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.