Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $37.20.

EPD has been the topic of several analyst reports. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Tuesday. They set a “hold” rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $39.00 price target (up from $36.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Wednesday, February 4th.

Enterprise Products Partners News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded EPD from “equal weight” to “overweight” and raised its price target to $42 (from $40), signaling expected share appreciation vs. the current price. This upgrade is directly supportive of today’s buy-side interest. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Insider buying and an investor at-the-market purchase helped push EPD to a 1‑year high; insider/insider‑adjacent purchases often signal management confidence and can attract momentum investors. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Aj Teague acquired 2,665 shares of EPD, another insider/informed‑investor buy that reinforces the bullish signal from insider activity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors raised near‑term and FY2026/2027 EPS estimates (Q4 and full‑year nudges to ~$2.91 and FY2027 to ~$3.19), and issued a Q1 forecast upgrade — incremental analyst estimate lifts that support higher valuation multiples. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage with a Hold — this provides coverage breadth but is not a buy signal; it may temper some upside for traders looking for unanimous analyst support. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary pieces (Zacks/Yahoo) note rising investor attention and that EPD has outperformed the market recently; useful for broader visibility but less likely to move fundamentals by themselves. Article Title

Insider Activity at Enterprise Products Partners

In related news, Director John R. Rutherford purchased 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $32.09 per share, with a total value of $481,350.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 173,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,570,374.74. The trade was a 9.46% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Aj Teague acquired 2,665 shares of Enterprise Products Partners stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $37.55 per share, for a total transaction of $100,070.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,576 shares in the company, valued at $2,912,978.80. The trade was a 3.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 32.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Enterprise Products Partners

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. McAlvany Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,255,000. Old North State Trust LLC grew its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Old North State Trust LLC now owns 9,340 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,040,773 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $65,427,000 after purchasing an additional 48,832 shares in the last quarter. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL bought a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,716,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors raised its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 63.9% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 84,457 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,708,000 after buying an additional 32,940 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Enterprise Products Partners Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:EPD opened at $39.10 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $84.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average of $35.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.13. Enterprise Products Partners has a 52-week low of $27.77 and a 52-week high of $39.57. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.

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

Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This is a positive change from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio is currently 82.71%.

About Enterprise Products Partners

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.