Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) Shares Up 1.2% on Analyst Upgrade

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) shares traded up 1.2% during mid-day trading on Thursday after Morgan Stanley raised their price target on the stock from $34.00 to $38.00. Morgan Stanley currently has an underweight rating on the stock. Enterprise Products Partners traded as high as $37.65 and last traded at $37.4750. 2,927,672 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 4,670,710 shares. The stock had previously closed at $37.04.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on EPD. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 target price for the company. in a report on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Enterprise Products Partners from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Enterprise Products Partners from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Wolfe Research cut Enterprise Products Partners from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $31.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research report on Friday, December 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $37.14.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John R. Rutherford purchased 15,000 shares of Enterprise Products Partners stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 29th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $32.09 per share, for a total transaction of $481,350.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 173,586 shares in the company, valued at $5,570,374.74. The trade was a 9.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 32.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Enterprise Products Partners

Here are the key news stories impacting Enterprise Products Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its price target on EPD to $39 (from $37) while reaffirming a Sector Perform rating — a direct analyst boost to the stock’s valuation outlook. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $38, signaling modest upside potential and contributing to positive investor sentiment despite retaining an underweight view. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and income-focused pieces (The Motley Fool) name EPD as a long-term hold and a reliable high-dividend midstream pick, supporting demand from income-oriented investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst note cited by AmericanBankingNews says EPD’s stock price is expected to rise, reinforcing the buy-side narrative. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday market headlines show short-term price swings (both a small gain and an earlier down move), reflecting normal trading volatility rather than new company-specific fundamentals. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing pipeline names (yield, coverage, leverage) highlights expansion opportunities from U.S. gas/export growth — a potential long-term positive but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst nuance weakens the uplift: Morgan Stanley’s raise came with an underweight rating, and sector analyses flag partnership-specific risks (higher interest costs, basin concentration), which could limit upside and pressure distributions under adverse conditions. Read More.

Institutional Trading of Enterprise Products Partners

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Enterprise Products Partners during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Enterprise Products Partners during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners in the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Enterprise Products Partners Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $81.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.90.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.06. Enterprise Products Partners had a net margin of 11.05% and a return on equity of 19.33%. The business had revenue of $13.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.44 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.74 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This is an increase from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.9%. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 82.71%.

Enterprise Products Partners Company Profile

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a Houston-based master limited partnership that provides midstream energy services across North America. The company owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, processing plants and export terminals that transport and handle natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined and petrochemical products. Its core activities include gathering and transportation, fractionation of NGLs, natural gas processing, crude oil and condensate pipelines, and marine and terminal services that enable domestic distribution and exports.

Enterprise serves a diverse set of customers including producers, refiners, petrochemical companies, marketers and end users.