US Capital Advisors Comments on Energy Transfer Q2 Earnings

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) – US Capital Advisors upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Energy Transfer in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, May 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Energy Transfer’s current full-year earnings is $1.41 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Energy Transfer’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Energy Transfer from $22.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Energy Transfer from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Energy Transfer from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.45.

Energy Transfer Stock Up 0.5%

ET opened at $19.26 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.17. Energy Transfer has a one year low of $16.18 and a one year high of $20.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.55.

Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The pipeline company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.05). Energy Transfer had a return on equity of 9.77% and a net margin of 4.66%.The business had revenue of $27.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.78 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.36 EPS. Energy Transfer’s revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a dividend of $0.3375 per share. This is a boost from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $1.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.0%. Energy Transfer’s payout ratio is currently 112.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Energy Transfer

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Energy Transfer by 41.6% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 86,310,272 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $1,423,256,000 after purchasing an additional 25,366,594 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Energy Transfer in the 3rd quarter worth $264,309,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Energy Transfer by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 83,843,087 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $1,382,573,000 after acquiring an additional 6,192,066 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC acquired a new position in Energy Transfer in the first quarter valued at $61,760,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Energy Transfer by 3.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 57,862,666 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $992,923,000 after acquiring an additional 1,773,042 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.22% of the company’s stock.

Energy Transfer Company 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.