NuStar Energy (NS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the transportation, terminalling, and storage of petroleum products and renewable fuels, and transportation of anhydrous ammonia in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment engages in the transportation of refined products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia. The Storage segment offers storage, handling, and other services for refined products, crude oil, specialty chemicals, renewable fuels, and other liquids. The Fuels Marketing segment provides bunkering operations in the Gulf Coast; and blending operations with Central East System primarily for ship owners, marketers, and traders. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.96 to $21.96
• 50-Day Range: $20.37 to $23.39
• 52-Week Range: $14.70 to $24.50
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 944,293 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.93
• Dividend Yield: 7.29%
• Price Target: $21.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

NuStar Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NuStar Energy scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 247th out of 263 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

NuStar Energy has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

NuStar Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NuStar Energy are expected to grow by 10.00% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NuStar Energy is 30.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 130.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NuStar Energy is 30.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NuStar Energy has a P/B Ratio of 10.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

NuStar Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

NuStar Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NuStar Energy is 225.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, NuStar Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 132.23% in the coming year. This indicates that NuStar Energy may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

4 people have searched for NS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NuStar Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of NuStar Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.13% of the stock of NuStar Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were NuStar Energy's earnings last quarter?

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The pipeline company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.15. The company's revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year.

What other stocks do shareholders of NuStar Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that NuStar Energy investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), General Electric (GE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/02/2024
• Today: 12/04/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Pipelines, except natural gas
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1110805
• Web: www.nustarenergy.com
• Phone: (210) 918-2000
• Fax: 210-918-5057
• Employees: 1,184
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $21.00
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.96
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $273.66 million
• Net Margins: 12.90%
• Pretax Margin: 13.24%
• Return on Equity: 88.49%
• Return on Assets: 4.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 12.93
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.70
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.54
• Book Value: $2.08 per share
• Price / Book: 10.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 126,535,000
• Free Float: 125,017,000
• Market Cap: $2.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.69