NuStar Energy (NS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NuStar Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" NS shares.
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5 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for NuStar Energy's shares. Their NS share price targets range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $19.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.6%.
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NuStar Energy's stock was trading at $18.68 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NS shares have increased by 18.4% and is now trading at $22.12.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2024.
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NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. The pipeline company had revenue of $451.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.69 million. NuStar Energy had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 107.61% and a net margin of 16.75%. NuStar Energy's revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share.

NuStar Energy announced a None dividend on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, April 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.212 per share on Thursday, May 2nd. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 25th.
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NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.39%. NS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 225.35%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, NS will have a dividend payout ratio of 132.23% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) stock in their portfolio include InfraCap MLP ETF (AMZA), Global X MLP ETF (MLPA), Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP), ProShares Merger ETF (MRGR), First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF (MARB), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX) and ASYMmetric Smart Alpha S&P 500 ETF (ZSPY).

30 employees have rated NuStar Energy Chief Executive Officer Brad Barron on Glassdoor.com. Brad Barron has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Brad Barron in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NuStar Energy investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), AT&T (T), Sunoco (SUN), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), NavSight (NSH), Ford Motor (F), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Enbridge (ENB).

NuStar Energy's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.66%), Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (0.12%) and Maryland State Retirement & Pension System (0.08%).
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Shares of NS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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