Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC Grows Position in Energy Transfer LP $ET

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) by 34.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 98,868 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 25,420 shares during the quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Energy Transfer were worth $1,890,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Basepoint Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Energy Transfer in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Gables Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Energy Transfer by 60.0% in the fourth quarter. Gables Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,600 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Energy Transfer during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Energy Transfer during the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Navalign LLC bought a new stake in shares of Energy Transfer during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. 38.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Energy Transfer

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong second-quarter results and higher distribution: Energy Transfer reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $34.33 billion and net income of $2.09 billion, while earnings per unit exceeded expectations. The partnership also raised its quarterly cash distribution to $0.34 per common unit, reinforcing its income appeal. Did Strong Q2 Results and a Higher Payout Just Shift Energy Transfer’s Investment Narrative?
• Positive Sentiment: Growth outlook remains constructive: Analysts point to rising NGL exports, high pipeline and fractionator utilization, multi-year export commitments, and an accelerated capital-spending program as drivers of future EBITDA and distribution growth. Management continues to target roughly 3%–5% annual distribution growth while maintaining leverage near 4.0–4.5 times EBITDA. Energy Transfer Is Now Finally Firing on All Growth Cylinders
• Positive Sentiment: Value and income appeal: Zacks identified ET as a highly ranked value stock, while other coverage emphasized its approximately 6.6% distribution yield and improving profits. The combination of valuation support, cash income, and recent earnings beats could attract yield-focused investors. Energy Transfer Is a Top-Ranked Value Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Natural-gas market weakness: Natural-gas futures fell after a larger-than-expected storage build. Lower commodity prices can weigh on sentiment toward energy companies, although Energy Transfer’s fee-based pipeline, storage, and NGL businesses help reduce its direct exposure to gas-price volatility. Nat-Gas Prices Tumble on a Larger-Than-Expected Storage Build

Energy Transfer Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ET opened at $20.14 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $19.63 and its 200 day moving average is $19.21. The stock has a market cap of $69.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.55. Energy Transfer LP has a 1-year low of $16.18 and a 1-year high of $20.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $34.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $27.71 billion. Energy Transfer had a return on equity of 11.71% and a net margin of 4.87%.Energy Transfer’s revenue for the quarter was up 78.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.32 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Energy Transfer LP will post 1.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. This is a boost from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.8%. Energy Transfer’s dividend payout ratio is presently 91.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ET. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price target (up from $23.00) on shares of Energy Transfer in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $23.00 price objective (up from $21.00) on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Energy Transfer from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Energy Transfer from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Energy Transfer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Energy Transfer presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.67.

About Energy Transfer

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.