Energy Transfer LP $ET Shares Bought by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) by 9.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 496,002 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after buying an additional 43,073 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Energy Transfer were worth $9,573,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Energy Transfer by 93.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 24,530 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $481,000 after acquiring an additional 11,844 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Energy Transfer by 62.8% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,041 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 8,118 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Energy Transfer by 6.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 135,395 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $2,455,000 after purchasing an additional 7,901 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Energy Transfer by 436.5% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,179 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 3,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Energy Transfer by 5.6% during the second quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 50,919 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 2,700 shares in the last quarter. 38.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Energy Transfer News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and strong growth: Second-quarter EPS was $0.59, above the $0.38 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 78.4% year over year to $34.33 billion. Net income attributable to partners increased to $2.09 billion from $1.16 billion a year earlier. Energy Transfer quarterly earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance raised: Energy Transfer increased its 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook to $18.8 billion-$19.1 billion, signaling confidence in continued operating momentum. Adjusted EBITDA rose 31% year over year to $5.07 billion, while adjusted distributable cash flow increased 32% to $2.59 billion. Energy Transfer earnings and guidance update
• Positive Sentiment: Record volumes support outlook: NGL transportation volumes increased 13%, NGL exports climbed 25% and crude transportation volumes rose 4% from the prior-year quarter. Strong throughput, NGL exports and performance across the partnership’s segments were key drivers of the guidance increase. Energy Transfer Q2 earnings call highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Distribution maintained: Energy Transfer declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.34 per common unit, or $1.36 annualized, supporting the stock’s income-investment appeal. The partnership expects $5.6 billion-$5.9 billion in 2026 growth capital spending. Energy Transfer second-quarter results
• Negative Sentiment: Sector headwind: Energy stocks declined late in the session, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index down 0.9%, potentially restraining Energy Transfer’s gains despite its company-specific results. Energy sector update

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ET. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Energy Transfer from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $23.00 target price (up from $21.00) on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $23.00 price target (up from $22.00) on shares of Energy Transfer in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Energy Transfer from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $23.50.

Energy Transfer Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE ET opened at $20.39 on Wednesday. Energy Transfer LP has a 12-month low of $16.18 and a 12-month high of $20.70. The stock has a market cap of $70.15 billion, a PE ratio of 16.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $19.57 and a 200 day moving average of $19.15.

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The pipeline company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $34.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.71 billion. Energy Transfer had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 9.77%. Energy Transfer’s quarterly revenue was up 78.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Energy Transfer LP will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 19th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This is a boost from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 7th. Energy Transfer’s payout ratio is 112.50%.

Energy Transfer 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.