Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) Stock Rating Cut to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Enterprise Products Partners from “strong buy” to “buy.” Overall analyst sentiment remains cautious, with seven Buy, ten Hold, and one Sell rating, plus an average price target of $40.18 versus the referenced $38.25 share price.
• Quarterly results were strong: EPD matched forecasts with $0.75 EPS, while revenue reached $17.95 billion—well above the $14.98 billion estimate and up 49.3% year over year.
• Enterprise’s distribution coverage remained solid at 1.9 times, and management cited a $6.3 billion project backlog and improved Permian growth outlook. However, expected slower growth in 2027 may limit near-term upside.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

EPD has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Thursday, September 10th. They set a "hold" rating and a $40.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Enterprise Products Partners from $43.00 to $42.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $42.00 target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Truist Financial increased their price target on Enterprise Products Partners from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Enterprise Products Partners from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $40.18.

Enterprise Products Partners Trading Down 2.0%

Enterprise Products Partners stock opened at $38.25 on Friday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $37.67 and its 200-day moving average is $37.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.93. Enterprise Products Partners has a 1 year low of $30.02 and a 1 year high of $40.17. The company has a market cap of $82.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.93, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.50.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.75. Enterprise Products Partners had a net margin of 10.24% and a return on equity of 21.50%. The business had revenue of $17.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.98 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.61 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 49.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Enterprise Products Partners will post 3.10 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Enterprise Products Partners

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Optimist Retirement Group LLC grew its stake in Enterprise Products Partners by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 64,641 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,302,000 after acquiring an additional 1,685 shares in the last quarter. Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,277,000. Verity Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 91,894 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $3,272,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares during the period. Markel Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Markel Group Inc. now owns 612,000 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $21,793,000 after purchasing an additional 43,000 shares during the period. Finally, Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 58.4% in the third quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,855 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,895 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Enterprise Products Partners

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly performance: Enterprise reported third-quarter EPS of $0.75, in line with estimates, while revenue of $17.95 billion exceeded the $14.98 billion consensus and increased 49.3% year over year. EBITDA rose 16% to approximately $2.8 billion, supported by record volumes across its natural gas and NGL businesses. Enterprise Reports Third Quarter 2026 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Improved Permian outlook and project pipeline: Management raised its Permian wet-gas and NGL growth outlook to 34% through 2030, citing infrastructure expansion and export demand. Enterprise is also advancing a $6.3 billion project backlog, which could support future fee-based earnings growth. Enterprise forecasts 34 percent Permian wet gas and NGL growth
• Positive Sentiment: Distribution coverage remains solid: Operating cash flow covered distributions by 1.9 times, leaving roughly $1.1 billion for reinvestment, unit repurchases, or debt reduction. Rising free cash flow strengthens the case that EPD’s income payout is supported by operations. Enterprise Products Partners passive income analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst target increased, but rating remains cautious: Truist Financial raised its price target from $40 to $41 while maintaining a “hold” recommendation, implying limited-to-moderate upside from the referenced price. US Capital Advisors also made a marginal increase to its FY2027 EPS estimate, to $3.14 from $3.13.
• Negative Sentiment: Growth is expected to moderate: Although management lifted its longer-term Permian outlook, it indicated slower growth in 2027. That caution could limit near-term valuation upside despite strong current results and may be contributing to investor profit-taking.

About Enterprise Products Partners

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. NYSE: EPD is a North American midstream energy partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company provides infrastructure and services for the transportation, storage, processing and export of energy products, connecting producers with domestic and international markets.

Its operations include pipelines, storage facilities, natural gas processing plants, natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facilities, and marine terminals. Enterprise handles NGLs such as ethane, propane, butanes and natural gasoline, as well as crude oil, refined products, petrochemicals and natural gas.

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