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How Will Energy Transfer Stock Perform in 2020?
Energy Transfer (ET) stock had a weak run despite strong earnings growth in 2019. Here’s a look into how analysts think ET will perform in 2020.
How Will the Energy Subsector Perform in 2020?
In 2019, the VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) rose by 8.5%, the only gainer among the ETFs covering the energy subsectors.
AMLP: What’s Next for Midstream MLPs after a Rebound?
Midstream MLPs have recovered after hitting multiyear lows early this month. The ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) is up more than 10% in the last two weeks.
How the Dow, S&P 500 Could Navigate Today’s Trading
Today at 7:06 AM ET, Dow Jones futures were almost unchanged. On Wednesday, the Dow and S&P 500 rose just 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively.
Why Frac Spreads Affect Some MLP Stocks
Companies in the natural gas processing space—many of which are MLPS—keep an eye on the fractionation or “frac” spread. Here’s why.
Energy Transfer: Investors Await a Santa Claus Rally
Energy Transfer (ET) fell in the last five straight trading sessions and lost almost 8%. Besides ET, most midstream stocks were trading weakly.
AMLP: What’s Next for Midstream MLPs after a Big Fall?
The ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP), the representative of the top MLPs in the US, plunged to record lows last week. It’s trading near its all-time low of $7.7.
Energy Transfer Stock Offers a Solid Total Return Potential
Despite solid earnings growth this year, Energy Transfer stock fell close to its multiyear lows recently. Could this weakness be seen as an opportunity?
David Tepper’s Appaloosa: Analyzing Its Top Holdings
In the third quarter, David Tepper’s Appaloosa included three new stocks, exited five securities, and increased its stake in the existing eight stocks.
Energy Transfer Stock Fell to Three-Year Low: What’s Next?
The strong sell-off continues in Energy Transfer (ET) stock. The stock lost another 4% and closed at its three-year low of $11.16 on Wednesday.
Energy Transfer Stock Is Oversold and Undervalued
Energy Transfer stock (ET) has been under pressure due to a weak earnings season from MLPs, but its fundamentals are stronger than ever.
Energy Transfer: Solid Q3 Earnings Fail to Lift Its Stock
Energy Transfer stock fell below $12 yesterday. Once again, the company’s strong earnings results, released November 6, didn’t boost the stock.
Energy Transfer: Highlights from Its Q3 Earnings
Energy Transfer (ET) reported its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after markets closed. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of $2.79 billion.
Top MLP Funds Recorded Net Inflows in October
The top MLP funds saw net inflows in October. The Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) had net inflows of $105.7 million for the month.
Energy Transfer: What Could Boost Its Ailing Stock?
Energy Transfer (ET) is trading close to its yearly lows, closing at $12.60 on October 23. ET has reported solid earnings growth in the last few quarters.
Energy Transfer Stock: What’s Next?
Midstream giant Energy Transfer (ET) stock has been substantially weak recently. It lost another 2.7% and closed at $12.37 on October 8.
Energy Transfer Stock: Is Its Recent Fall an Opportunity?
Energy Transfer stock has fallen for eight straight trading sessions, closing at $12.67 on October 2. It is now trading at its lowest levels of the year.
What Differentiates Energy Transfer Stock from Its Peers?
Energy Transfer stock is currently trading at a distribution yield of 9.4%, one of the highest among its peers. Its historical average yield is around 7%.
Where Energy Transfer Stock Could Be Headed Now
Energy Transfer (ET) stock has recovered in the last two trading sessions after investors hammered it on its plans to acquire SemGroup (SEMG).
Energy Transfer Stock Up on Rover Stake Sale Hint
Energy Transfer stock rose about 4% on Monday after Italy’s Snam reportedly showed interest in its Rover pipeline stake. Energy Transfer is up just 5% YTD.
Energy Transfer Seeks Lake Charles Terminal Extension
Energy Transfer requested a five-year extension to build its proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal. The company plans to develop the project by 2025.
Where Is US Crude Oil Headed? An Energy Update
On August 30, US crude oil October futures settled at $55.1 per barrel. On a week-over-week basis, US crude oil prices rose 1.7%.
Why UBS Is Advising Investors to Stay the Course
UBS Global’s Mark Haefele recently wrote in a note, “We believe that investors can keep their investment strategies on track for the long term.”
Where Energy Transfer Stock Could Go from Here
Like other energy commodities, Energy Transfer (ET) stock has continued to be pressured recently amid growing trade tensions.
Do US Energy Stocks Look Promising?
Crude oil production continues to rise, and oil prices remain at $50. Despite that, US energy stocks aren’t getting investors’ interest.
Looking at Energy MLPs with Strong Growth Prospects
The market sees energy MLPs as defensives due to their relatively higher yields. We’ll look at the energy MLPs with solid yields and robust capital gains.
Energy Transfer Stock: Chart Indicators and Target Prices
Energy Transfer stock is trading at $13.4, which is almost 7% and 9% below its 50-day and 200-day simple moving average levels, respectively.
Energy Transfer’s Earnings: What to Expect in Q2
Energy Transfer is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the markets close. Analysts expect an EPS $0.35.
Energy Stocks: Expert Says to Avoid the Free Fall
Ari Wald said that energy stocks haven’t captured the upside in oil prices. However, energy stocks were hit hard by any sharp decline in oil prices.
Cheniere Energy’s Earnings: What to Expect in Q2?
Cheniere Energy’s (LNG) earnings are scheduled to be released on Thursday. According to the consensus estimates, the company will report an EPS of $0.34.
Cabot Oil & Gas: Ratings After Its Q2 Earnings
On Monday, after Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) announced its second-quarter earnings, analysts cut the target price on the stock.
Midstream Stocks Were the Top Gainers in Energy Sector
Last week, midstream stock Holly Energy Partners (HEP) outperformed other companies in the energy space.
Oil Impacts Energy ETFs and the Equity Market
On July 11–18, major energy ETFs had the following correlations with US crude oil active futures: the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): 42% the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP): 32.3% the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP): 23.1% the VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH): 12.3% Downside in energy ETFs Notably, […]
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.
Raymond James Upgrades Williams and Downgrades Kinder Morgan
Raymond James upgraded Williams Companies (WMB) and downgraded Kinder Morgan (KMI) on June 26. Raymond James downgraded KMI from “outperform” to “market perform.” Based on consensus estimates, Kinder Morgan has a mean price of $21.7 against its current market price of $20.6, indicating an estimated upside of 5% for the next year.
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.
Will Andeavor Logistics’ Acquisition Support MPLX Stock?
MPLX (MPLX) has underperformed its midstream peers so far in 2019. The stock is up only ~1% so far in 2019.
Why Energy ETFs Are Outperforming Equity Market and Oil
US crude oil active futures fell just 0.2% in the trailing week.
Energy Subsectors: Analyzing the Downside
Last week, the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) fell 3%. XLE had the largest decline among the sector-specific SPDR ETFs under review.
Capital Projects Should Fuel Enterprise Products’ Earnings Growth
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) spent $1.2 billion on capital projects in the first quarter.
EQM Midstream Partners: Analysts’ Recommendations
So far, EQM Midstream Partners (EQM) has risen ~6% in 2019. Analysts seem cautious about the stock.
Enable Midstream Partners Offers a Solid Total Return Potential
Enable Midstream Partners (ENBL) has a potential upside of 24% based on its median target price of $16.91.
Energy Transfer Stock Offers Good Upside Potential
Based on analysts’ consensus estimates, Energy Transfer stock has a target price of $20.83 compared to its current market price of $15.43.
Five MLPs with Handsome Total Return Potential
MLPs have been dull for the last few months. Crude oil has risen more than 40% this year, while AMLP has risen ~15% during the same period.
Comparing Cheniere Energy Partners’ Yield with Its Peers’
Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), Cheniere Energy’s MLP subsidiary, is currently trading at a distribution yield of 5.6%.
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.
TC PipeLines: Short Interest and Analysts’ Recommendations
On March 19, Wells Fargo upgraded TC PipeLines from “market perform” to “outperform.” Wells Fargo has given TC PipeLines a target price of $38.
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.
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.
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.
Analyzing Enterprise Products Partners’ Distributable Cash Flow
Enterprise Products Partners’ (EPD) DCF (distributable cash flow) for 2018 rose 34% over 2017.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
Energy Transfer’s Strong Growth Continued in Q4 2018
Energy Transfer (ET) released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings yesterday.
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.
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.
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.
Upstream Sector Rose Last Week
On January 4–11, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) rose 6.2%—the second-largest gainer among major energy ETFs.
Where AMLP Might Go in the Short Term
AMLP is trading at $9.6, which is almost 2% above its 50-day moving average and 6% below its 200-day moving average.
Energy Transfer Stock Offers a Huge Potential Upside
Energy Transfer (ET) stock presents the highest potential upside among MLPs based on analysts’ target price for the next 12 months.
MPLX Stock Looks Attractive
MPLX’s (MPLX) median target price is $41.4, which implies an upside potential of more than 25% from its current price of $33.0.
Is Plains All American Pipeline Stock a Good Bargain?
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) stock offers an upside potential of 21%—compared to the median target price of $28.2.
How Analysts View the Top MLPs at the Beginning of 2019
Midstream energy companies had poor performances in 2018. So far, 2019 has brought many lucrative opportunities in the space.
Broader Market Might Have Limited the Upside in Energy ETFs
US crude oil February futures rose 5.6% in the trailing week.
Energy Transfer Stock Is at a 52-Week Low
Energy Transfer (ET) stock continues to trade weak. The stock hit a new 52-week low of $12.75 on December 18.
Antero Midstream Partners: What Can Investors Expect?
Antero Midstream Partners (AM) has a median target price of $38.0—compared to its current market price of $26.90.
MLPs: Analyzing the Opportunities Ahead
The Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP), which tracks the 25 largest energy MLPs in the country, has fallen almost 15% in the last two months.
Why Are Oil and Equity Indexes Diverging?
Last week, the S&P Mid-Cap 400 (IVOO), the S&P 500 (SPY), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) fell 5.2%, 4.6%, and 4.5%, respectively.
NuStar Energy‘s Third-Quarter Earnings Rose on Higher Volumes
NuStar Energy reported net income of $48 million in the third quarter compared to income of $39 million in the same quarter last year.
Comparing Energy Transfer’s Valuations to Its Peers’
Energy Transfer stock is currently trading at a forward enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple of 12x based on its expected 2019 earnings.
EQM Reports Strong Earnings and Distribution Growth in Q3
EQM Midstream Partners (EQM) reported adjusted EBITDA of $280.1 million in the third quarter, an increase of 65% year-over-year.
Oil Pulls, Broader Market Extends Support to Energy ETFs
On October 11–18, OIH, XOP, AMLP, and XLE had correlations with natural gas November futures of 46.9%, -2.3%, -28.4%, and -33.9%.
The MLP-Treasury Yield Spread Contracted Marginally in Q3
The yield spread between the Alerian MLP Index yield and the US ten-year Treasury yield contracted to 5.0% at the end of Q3 from 5.1% at the end of Q2.
Fund Flows into Top MLP ETFs Fell in the Third Quarter
Fund flows into top MLP ETFs fell significantly in the third quarter.
What to Expect from Energy Transfer Equity Stock
Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) stock rose nearly 4% on October 1 after crude oil futures rose ~3% on the day.
PAA and EPD Have Outperformed Their Peers in 2018
Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) has risen ~14% in 2018 and outperformed its MLP peers. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has risen 8%.
Energy Transfer Equity versus Williams Companies
Energy Transfer Equity stock has fallen ~2%, while Williams Companies stock has fallen ~10% in 2018.
Why Plains All American Pipeline’s Mean Price Target Has Risen
On September 14, Morgan Stanley raised its price target for Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) from $27 to $28.
How Oil’s Fall Has Impacted Energy ETFs
US crude oil October futures have fallen 3.5% in the trailing week.
TRGP and OKE Have Outperformed the Energy Sector in 2018
So far, midstream companies Targa Resources (TRGP) and ONEOK (OKE) have outperformed the broader energy sector in 2018.
NGL Energy Partners Has the Highest Upside Potential
Currently, NGL Energy Partners (NGL) stock offers an upside potential of 25% based on analysts’ median target price of $15.5.
These Five MLPs Offer up to 25% Upside Potential
NGL Energy Partners (NGL), one of the smallest constituents of AMLP, offers the highest upside potential of 25% for the next 12 months.
Where Cheniere Energy Stock Might Go from Here
Cheniere Energy (LNG) stock continues to look strong. Recently, it broke above its 50-day moving average level.
A Look at Recent Institutional Activity in Cheniere Energy
Carl Icahn’s Icahn Associates continues to be the biggest institutional shareholder of the energy company even after offloading a big chunk in the second quarter.
How Energy Transfer Stock Is Placed for the Future
After sailing through rough seas for the past few years, Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) seems to have attractive prospects going forward.
MLPs’ Strong Earnings Growth Continued in Q2 2018
Of the top 15 MLPs by market cap, 13 reported YoY (year-over-year) rises in their quarterly revenues and earnings.
