Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $24.0833.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Energy Transfer from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th.

Insider Transactions at Energy Transfer

In other Energy Transfer news, Director James Richard Perry acquired 12,359 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $20.23 per share, with a total value of $250,022.57. Following the transaction, the director owned 208,046 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,208,770.58. This trade represents a 6.32% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Kelcy L. Warren bought 647,968 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $21.26 per share, with a total value of $13,775,799.68. Following the purchase, the director owned 147,901,879 shares in the company, valued at $3,144,393,947.54. This trade represents a 0.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought 1,012,359 shares of company stock worth $21,513,543 over the last quarter. 3.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Energy Transfer

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Arrow Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Energy Transfer by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arrow Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,866 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Energy Transfer by 2.1% during the second quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 26,035 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $498,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. State of Wyoming grew its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 2.5% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 22,822 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $436,000 after buying an additional 548 shares in the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH grew its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 0.3% during the first quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 219,232 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $4,231,000 after buying an additional 556 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in Energy Transfer by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 12,007 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 560 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.22% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Energy Transfer

Here are the key news stories impacting Energy Transfer this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Kelcy L. Warren purchased a combined 1,000,000 shares of Energy Transfer on August 18 and 19 for approximately $21.3 million. The purchases increased his ownership by roughly 0.68% and bring his holdings to nearly 147.9 million shares, signaling substantial insider confidence. SEC insider ownership filing
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish investment article highlighted Energy Transfer’s 6.3% yield, 32% year-over-year growth in partner-attributable distributable cash flow, 49% first-half conventional free-cash-flow growth and distribution coverage above 2.2 times. The company also raised 2026 EBITDA guidance to $18.8 billion-$19.1 billion, supporting the outlook for income and cash-flow growth. Energy Transfer: Strong Buy With A Path To 7% Yield On Cost
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade helped propel ET to a new one-year high, reinforcing the recent bullish momentum around the midstream operator. Energy Transfer Reaches New 1-Year High After Analyst Upgrade
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary remains broadly favorable toward Energy Transfer as a diversified, fee-based pipeline operator with more than 125,000 miles of infrastructure and a substantial contracted project backlog. However, some valuation reviews describe the shares as attractive on traditional multiples but less compelling under broader valuation checks. Energy Transfer Stock Looks Reasonable On Earnings But Stretched On Broader Checks
• Negative Sentiment: Cooler U.S. weather forecasts pressured natural-gas prices by potentially reducing electricity demand for air conditioning. While Energy Transfer’s largely fee-based model limits direct commodity exposure, weaker gas prices can still affect sentiment toward the sector and certain growth opportunities. Cooler US Weather Forecasts Weigh on Nat-Gas Prices

Energy Transfer Price Performance

ET stock opened at $21.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $72.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.41, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.55. Energy Transfer has a 1 year low of $16.18 and a 1 year high of $21.64. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45.

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $34.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.71 billion. Energy Transfer had a return on equity of 11.55% and a net margin of 4.87%.The business’s revenue was up 78.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.32 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Energy Transfer will post 1.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th were given a $0.34 dividend. This is an increase from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 7th. Energy Transfer’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 92.52%.

Energy Transfer Company Profile

Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a Dallas-based midstream energy company that develops and operates infrastructure for the transportation, storage and processing of hydrocarbons. The company’s operations focus on moving and storing natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined products through an integrated network of pipelines, terminals, storage facilities and processing plants. Energy Transfer provides core midstream services such as gathering, compression, fractionation, processing, and bulk transportation to support production and downstream supply chains.

Its asset base spans an extensive network across the United States, connecting producing regions, processing centers, petrochemical hubs and coastal and inland markets.