NuStar Energy L.P. Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.27 Per Share (NYSE:NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) – Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NuStar Energy in a report released on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.26. 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 FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

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 firm had revenue of $451.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.69 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “underweight” rating and issued a $19.00 target price on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of NuStar Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $21.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Raymond James reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. 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 began coverage on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Saturday, April 13th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NuStar Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.43.

NuStar Energy Trading Up 5.4 %

Shares of NYSE NS opened at $21.46 on Wednesday. NuStar Energy has a 1-year low of $14.70 and a 1-year high of $24.50. The company has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a PE ratio of 30.23 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.76. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.15.

NuStar Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 26th will be given a dividend of $0.212 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 25th. NuStar Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 225.35%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nomura Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in NuStar Energy by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 339,900 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $6,349,000 after purchasing an additional 14,900 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in NuStar Energy by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,535,454 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $66,042,000 after purchasing an additional 351,608 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC acquired a new position in NuStar Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $675,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in NuStar Energy by 298.8% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 526,838 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $9,841,000 after purchasing an additional 394,719 shares during the period. Finally, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC acquired a new position in NuStar Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $280,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.13% of the company’s stock.

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.