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What’s Hampering Energy Transfer’s Recent Performance?
Despite solid earnings growth in the last several quarters, Energy Transfer’s (ET) performance has failed to pick up.
How Has Oil Influenced Energy ETFs in the Last Week?
US crude oil active futures rose 5% in the trailing week, which might have been behind the upsides in energy sector ETFs.
Analyzing MLPs With Solid Total Return Potential
Energy Transfer (ET) offers an estimated upside of more than 43%. The company has a median target price of $21.1.
Why Energy ETFs Can’t Hold Oil Gains
US crude oil active futures rose 4.1% in the trailing week, which might have supported or limited the downside in OIH, XOP, XLE, and AMLP.
Where Energy Transfer Stock Could Go from Here
Energy Transfer (ET) stock is trading at $14.2, which is ~3% and 6% below its 50-day and 200-day moving average levels, respectively. The levels indicate weakness in the stock.
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Analyzing Energy Subsector ETFs Last Week
Last week, US crude oil prices rose 8.8%, while natural gas active futures fell 8.9%. The upturn in oil was more significant for energy ETFs than the fall in natural gas prices.
Rise in Oil Pushed Energy ETFs Higher
US crude oil active futures have risen 8.6% in the trailing week, which might have boosted or limited the downside in OIH, XOP, XLE, and AMLP. They have returned 5.8%, 5%, 3.7%, and -0.7%, respectively.
Does Magellan Midstream Partners’ 6.5% Yield Look Attractive?
Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) is currently trading at a yield of ~6.5%.
Analyzing Energy ETFs This Week
In the trailing week, XLE, OIH, XOP, and AMLP had correlations with natural gas active futures of 20.3%, 15.8%, 11.9%, and -0.5%, respectively.
What’s Energy Transfer’s Yield?
Energy Transfer is currently trading at a yield of ~8.2%.
Plains All American Pipeline: Recommendations and Price Targets
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) stock has risen ~18% in 2019, outperforming the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP), which is up 12% year-to-date.
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Analyzing AMLP’s Chart Indicators and Short Interest
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Enable Midstream Partners Offers a Solid Total Return Potential
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Energy Transfer Stock Offers Good Upside Potential
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Energy ETFs: What Has Limited the Upside in Q1?
OIH, XOP, XLE, and AMLP have risen 23%, 16.1%, 15.5%, and 14.4%, respectively. The rise in oil prices might have boosted these energy ETFs.
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Energy Transfer’s Implied Volatility Trends
Recently, Energy Transfer (ET) stock had an implied volatility of 23%, which is close to its 15-day average volatility.
Energy Transfer’s Valuation Compared to Its Peers
Energy Transfer is trading at a forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple close to 11x based on the consensus earnings estimates for the next 12 months.
Energy Transfer’s Chart Indicators and Short Interest
Energy Transfer stock is trading at $15.28, which is almost 2% above its 50-day moving average and 4% above its 200-day moving average.
A Look at Williams Companies’ Implied Volatility Trends
On March 21, the implied volatility of Williams Companies (WMB) stock was 17%, lower than its 15-day average.
Analyzing Williams Companies’ Dividend Profile
Williams Companies (WMB) declared a dividend of $0.38 per share last month, which is set to be paid next week.
Miscellaneous Broader Market Impact on Energy ETFs
Among the energy ETFs, only the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) had a positive correlation with the S&P 500 Index in the past five trading sessions.
Oil’s Impact on Energy ETFs
US crude oil May futures rose 1.8% in the trailing week. XLE, AMLP, OIH, and XOP rose 1.9%, 3.1%, 3.7%, and 4.6%, respectively.
Oil and Broader Market Are behind Energy Sector Gains
US crude oil April futures rose 3.4% in the trailing week.
Analyzing Enterprise Products Partners’ Distributable Cash Flow
Enterprise Products Partners’ (EPD) DCF (distributable cash flow) for 2018 rose 34% over 2017.
Energy Subsector Diverged from Oil Last Week
Last week, US crude oil futures rose 0.5%. However, most of the energy ETFs ended in the red. The S&P 500 Index (SPY) fell 2.2%.
What Do the Fund Flows into Top MLP ETFs Indicate?
So far in 2019, AMLP, AMZA, and EMLP have seen net outflows of $184 million, $5 million, and $53 million, respectively.
What Impacted Energy ETFs This Week?
US crude oil April futures fell 1% in the trailing week. AMLP, XLE, XOP, and OIH returned 1.3%, -0.2%, -2.4%, and -3.7%, respectively.
Plains All American: Analysts’ Views and Target Prices
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) stock offers an upside potential of more than 16% compared to the target price of $27.7.
Analyzing AMLP’s Chart Indicators and Short Interest
AMLP is trading at $9.77, which is almost 2% above its 50-day moving average and 4% below its 200-day moving average level.
MPLX: Analysts’ Current Views
So far, MPLX (MPLX) has risen more than 8% in 2019. Analysts have given MPLX a median target price of $40.1.
Energy Transfer’s Valuation, Target Price, and Yield
Based on analysts’ estimates, Energy Transfer (ET) stock has a median target price of $21.12—compared to its current market price of $15.00.
Enterprise Products Partners: Analysts’ Recommendations
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) offers a decent upside potential of more than 19% for the next 12 months.
Top Midstream Stocks: Analysts’ Views and Target Prices
At the beginning of 2019, the top midstream stocks had a fairly good start. So far in 2019, the top midstream stocks have risen more than 10%.
Oil Dragged Energy Subsectors Last Week
On February 22–March 1, US equity indexes had mixed performances. IVOO and SPY returned -0.4% and 0.4%, respectively.
Has the Energy Sector Distanced Itself from Oil?
US crude oil April futures rose 0.5% in the trailing week. XLE, AMLP, OIH, and XOP fell 0.5%, 1.7%, 1.8%, and 1.9%, respectively.
Why Energy Transfer’s Distribution Yield Looks Attractive
Energy Transfer (ET) offers a distribution yield of 7.9%, which is higher than its five-year average yield.
What to Expect from Energy Transfer Stock
Currently, Energy Transfer (ET) stock is trading at $15.4, which is ~10% above its 50-day moving average and 4% below its 200-day moving average level.
Cheniere Energy’s Strong Performance Continued in Q4 2018
Liquified natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy (LNG) and its limited partnership, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), reported their fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings today.
Energy Transfer’s Strong Growth Continued in Q4 2018
Energy Transfer (ET) released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings yesterday.
A Look at Institutional Activity in PAA in Q4 2018
The largest institutional investor in Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Harvest Fund Advisors, decreased its stake and held a 5.8% stake in PAA as of December 31.
What Institutional Activity in Energy Transfer in Q4 Suggests
All the top institutional investors substantially increased their holdings in the midstream major Energy Transfer (ET) during the fourth quarter.
How Institutions Played Kinder Morgan in Q4 2018
The Vanguard Group was the top institutional investor in midstream C corporation Kinder Morgan (KMI) during the fourth quarter.
How Institutional Investors Played AMLP in Q4 2018
Many midstream companies reported fair earnings growth last year compared to 2017.
What Pushed Energy ETFs Higher?
US crude oil March futures rose 3.4% in the trailing week. XOP, XLE, OIH, and AMLP rose 4.8%, 2.9%, 2.3%, and 1.6%, respectively.
Energy Transfer’s Valuation before Its Q4 Earnings
Energy Transfer is trading at a forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple close to 11x based on analysts’ estimated earnings for the next 12 months.
Energy Transfer’s Chart Indicators and Short Interest
Energy Transfer stock is trading at $14.8, which is ~4% above its 50-day simple moving average and 11% below its 200-day simple moving average.
Will Energy Transfer’s Earnings Growth Continue in Q4?
Energy Transfer (ET) is expected to report its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2018 earnings on February 20.
Broader Market Might Have Limited the Downside in Energy ETFs
US crude oil March futures rose 2.1% in the trailing week. XOP, AMLP, XLE, and OIH fell 5.7%,1.4%, 0.9%, and 0.7%, respectively.
Williams Companies’ Dividend Profile Compared to Its Peers
Williams Companies (WMB) paid a dividend of $0.34 per share in the fourth quarter, which implies an annualized dividend of $1.36 per share.
Energy ETFs Are Outperforming Oil Prices This Week
US crude oil March futures rose 1.2% in the trailing week. XLE, XOP, AMLP, and OIH returned 2.6%, 1.9%, 1.8%, and 1.2%, respectively.
Energy ETFs Didn’t Match Oil’s Gain This Week
US crude oil March futures rose 1.5% in the trailing week. OIH, AMLP, XLE, and XOP returned 0.7%, -0.6%, -0.7%, and -3.4%, respectively.
Is Energy Transfer a Good Bargain?
Energy Transfer looks relatively expensive compared to its peers. Energy Transfer is trading at a forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple close to 11x.
Energy Transfer Offers a Sturdy Distribution Yield
Currently, Energy Transfer (ET) offers a distribution yield of 8.4%, which is higher than its five-year average yield of 4.7%.
Energy Transfer Looks Attractive Compared to Its Peers
Energy Transfer has a large number of growth projects coming online, which will likely have a positive impact on its cash flows going forward.
Energy Commodities Helped the Upstream Space Last Week
On January 11–18, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) rose 4%—the second-largest gainer among major energy ETFs.
Broader Market Rescued Energy ETFs
US crude oil March futures fell 1% in the trailing week. XOP, OIH, XLE, and AMLP returned 0.9%, 0.3%, 0.3%, and -0.2%, respectively.