How Smart Investors Look at Energy Transfer LP (ET).

By Susan Ramirez • Friday, August 11 12:04 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company Energy Transfer LP has moved -0.4% so far today on a volume of 7,672,918, compared to its average of 10,266,991. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Energy Transfer LP trades -26.15% away from its average analyst target price of $17.21 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $15.0 to $22.0, and on average have given Energy Transfer LP a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying ET should be aware of the facts below:

Energy Transfer LP's current price is -12.9% below its Graham number of $14.58, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.34, Energy Transfer LP has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ET has a forward P/E ratio of 8.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $1.55 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.54 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Energy Transfer LP is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.45 compared to its sector average of 1.03
Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services.
Based in Dallas, the company has 12,565 full time employees and a market cap of $39.93 Billion. Energy Transfer LP currently returns an annual dividend yield of 9.3%.

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