Lavelle Capital LP Takes $960,000 Position in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. $EPD

Lavelle Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 25,380 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $960,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EPD. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 3,106.0% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 32,060,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $102,784,000 after purchasing an additional 31,060,000 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 18,163,343 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $582,317,000 after purchasing an additional 1,940,583 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 119.4% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,414,035 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $74,859,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313,976 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 57.5% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,928,068 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $93,874,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069,304 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 5,743.2% during the 4th quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 1,019,056 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $32,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001,616 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $44.00 target price (up from $39.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Enterprise Products Partners and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Enterprise Products Partners from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.93.

Trending Headlines about Enterprise Products Partners

Here are the key news stories impacting Enterprise Products Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results beat expectations: EPD reported $0.84 in earnings per unit versus the $0.75 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $18.27 billion, well above the $13.69 billion forecast and up 60.8% year over year. Net income attributable to common unitholders rose 28% to $1.84 billion. Enterprise Products Partners Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Record operating performance supports cash flow: Adjusted EBITDA increased 17% to a record $2.8 billion, and operational distributable cash flow reached $2.31 billion, providing 1.9 times coverage of the quarterly distribution. Pipeline volumes rose 8% to 14.7 million barrels per day, while marine terminal volumes jumped 33% to 2.8 million barrels per day. Enterprise Reports Second Quarter 2026 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Growth and income remain central to the investment case: The partnership declared a $0.56-per-unit distribution, payable August 14, and outlined a roughly $3 billion 2027 capital plan. Planned projects include a 150,000-barrel-per-day NGL fractionator at Mont Belvieu and two 300-million-cubic-feet-per-day Permian Basin gas-processing plants. Midstream peers are also increasing payouts, reinforcing sector-wide income appeal. EPD Q2 earnings call highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: EPD’s roughly 5.6% yield and long history of distribution growth continue to attract income-focused investors. However, the July 31 ex-dividend date may create temporary trading effects as the distribution is reflected in the unit price. EPD dividend analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate reductions add pressure: US Capital Advisors lowered its EPS forecasts for Q3 and Q4 2026, FY2026, FY2027 and FY2028. Its FY2026 estimate fell to $2.88 from $2.94, while FY2028 declined to $3.29 from $3.43, signaling some concern about longer-term earnings growth despite the latest beat.

Enterprise Products Partners Stock Performance

Shares of EPD stock opened at $38.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $37.55 and a 200-day moving average of $36.97. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has a one year low of $30.01 and a one year high of $40.17. The company has a market cap of $82.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.49.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.09. Enterprise Products Partners had a net margin of 10.79% and a return on equity of 20.80%. The business had revenue of $18.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 60.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be paid a $0.56 dividend. This represents a $2.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. This is a boost from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 81.48%.

Enterprise Products Partners Profile

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a Houston-based master limited partnership that provides midstream energy services across North America. The company owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, processing plants and export terminals that transport and handle natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined and petrochemical products. Its core activities include gathering and transportation, fractionation of NGLs, natural gas processing, crude oil and condensate pipelines, and marine and terminal services that enable domestic distribution and exports.

Enterprise serves a diverse set of customers including producers, refiners, petrochemical companies, marketers and end users.