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Examining Energy Transfer LP – A Stock Overview

Now trading at a price of $19.91, Energy Transfer LP has moved 0.5% so far today.

Energy Transfer LP returned gains of 44.6% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $21.45 and a low of $13.79. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 20.7%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $19.13. Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. Based in Dallas, TX, the Large-Cap Utilities company has 13,786 full time employees. Energy Transfer LP has offered a 6.4% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

The Firm Has a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $54,087 $54,213 $38,954 $67,417 $89,876 $78,586
Operating Margins 10% 13% 8% 13% 9% 11%
Net Margins 3% 6% -2% 8% 5% 5%
Net Income (M) $1,749 $3,518 -$648 $5,470 $4,756 $3,935
Net Interest Expense (M) $2,055 $2,331 $2,327 $2,267 $2,306 $2,578
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $2,859 $3,147 $3,678 $3,817 $4,164 $4,385
Diluted Shares (M) 1,461 2,638 2,696 2,740 3,097 3,177
Earnings Per Share $1.2 $1.33 -$0.24 $2.0 $1.54 $1.24
EPS Growth n/a 10.83% -118.05% 933.33% -23.0% -19.48%
Free Cash Flow (M) $99 $2,096 $2,231 $8,340 $5,670 $6,421
CAPEX (M) $7,407 $5,960 $5,130 $2,822 $3,381 $3,134
Total Debt (M) $46,028 $51,054 $51,438 $49,702 $48,262 $52,390
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.52 4.9 7.67 3.92 4.03 4.12
Current Ratio 0.69 0.97 1.07 0.97 1.17 1.1

Energy Transfer LP Has Defensive Qualities:

Energy Transfer LP has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 14.1, compared to an average of 20.52 for the Utilities sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $1.58, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 12.1. The 4.0% compound average growth rate of Energy Transfer LP's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 3.51. This suggests that these shares are overvalued. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Energy Transfer LP in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 2.17 while the sector average is 2.2. The company's shares are currently trading 10.9% below their Graham number.

Energy Transfer LP Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 17 analysts following Energy Transfer LP have set target prices ranging from $19.0 to $25.0 per share, for an average of $21.85 with a buy rating. The company is trading -8.9% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

Energy Transfer LP has a very low short interest because 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 33.3% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 10.1%, suggesting a large amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Blackstone Inc, whose 4% stake in the company is worth $2,608,382,121.

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