Leigh Baldwin & CO. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 9,283 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock, valued at approximately $291,000.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tidemark LLC lifted its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 54.3% in the 4th quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 904 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 55.4% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,010 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 360 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 44.9% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 1,014 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Enterprise Products Partners Stock Performance
Shares of EPD traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $31.45. The stock had a trading volume of 2,056,454 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,380,110. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.83. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has a 12 month low of $27.37 and a 12 month high of $34.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.21 billion, a PE ratio of 11.69, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $31.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $32.24.
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.05). Enterprise Products Partners had a return on equity of 20.48% and a net margin of 10.49%. The firm had revenue of $15.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. The business's revenue was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.9 EPS for the current year.
Enterprise Products Partners Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 14th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 30th were issued a $0.535 dividend. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.80%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 30th. Enterprise Products Partners's payout ratio is currently 80.15%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
EPD has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lowered their target price on Enterprise Products Partners from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Enterprise Products Partners from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Enterprise Products Partners from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Enterprise Products Partners from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Enterprise Products Partners from $37.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $36.56.
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Enterprise Products Partners Profile
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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, petrochemicals, and refined products. It operates in four segments: NGL Pipelines & Services, Crude Oil Pipelines & Services, Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, and Petrochemical & Refined Products Services.
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