Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for NuStar Energy L.P. Raised by Zacks Research (NYSE:NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NuStar Energy in a research report issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for NuStar Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NuStar Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $19.00 price target on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Raymond James reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of NuStar Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $23.00 target price (up from $20.00) on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Saturday. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NuStar Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.43.

NuStar Energy Price Performance

Shares of NS stock opened at $20.37 on Tuesday. NuStar Energy has a 12-month low of $14.70 and a 12-month high of $24.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $23.14 and a 200-day moving average of $20.14.

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. NuStar Energy had a net margin of 16.75% and a return on equity of 107.61%. The company had revenue of $451.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.69 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuStar Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in NuStar Energy by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,566,959 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $358,688,000 after buying an additional 194,568 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its position in NuStar Energy by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,865,418 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $346,453,000 after buying an additional 4,586,344 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in NuStar Energy by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,112,629 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $114,184,000 after buying an additional 1,086,994 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in NuStar Energy by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,535,454 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $66,042,000 after buying an additional 351,608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blackstone Inc. lifted its position in NuStar Energy by 46.8% during the 4th quarter. Blackstone Inc. now owns 3,401,626 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $63,542,000 after buying an additional 1,084,858 shares in the last quarter. 63.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NuStar Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 7th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.85%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 6th. NuStar Energy’s payout ratio is presently 225.35%.

About NuStar Energy

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the transportation, terminalling, and storage of petroleum products and renewable fuels, and transportation of anhydrous ammonia in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment engages in the transportation of refined products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia.