NuStar Energy L.P. Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.33 Per Share (NYSE:NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NuStar Energy in a report released on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the pipeline company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.32. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $451.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $433.69 million. NuStar Energy had a return on equity of 107.61% and a net margin of 16.75%. NuStar Energy's revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.34 earnings per share.

NS has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $23.00 target price (up previously from $20.00) on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Raymond James reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded NuStar Energy from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $18.00 to $21.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. StockNews.com began coverage on NuStar Energy in a report on Saturday. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an "underweight" rating and issued a $19.00 price objective on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NuStar Energy currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $19.43.

NuStar Energy Stock Down 1.1 %

NS traded down $0.22 on Tuesday, hitting $20.37. 674,557 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 860,498. NuStar Energy has a 12 month low of $14.70 and a 12 month high of $24.50. The company has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a PE ratio of 28.69 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock's fifty day moving average is $23.14 and its 200-day moving average is $20.14.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NuStar Energy

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of NuStar Energy by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 339,900 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $6,349,000 after purchasing an additional 14,900 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $66,042,000 after purchasing an additional 351,608 shares during the period. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of NuStar Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $675,000. Barclays PLC grew its position in NuStar Energy by 298.8% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 526,838 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $9,841,000 after buying an additional 394,719 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in NuStar Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $280,000. Institutional investors own 63.13% of the company's stock.

NuStar Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 7th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 6th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.85%. NuStar Energy's dividend payout ratio is 225.35%.

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.