NuStar Energy (NS) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NuStar Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" NS shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for NuStar Energy's shares. Their NS share price forecasts range from $16.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $18.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.1% from the stock's current price.
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NuStar Energy's stock was trading at $16.00 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, NS shares have increased by 9.0% and is now trading at $17.44.
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NuStar Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,570,000 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the August 31st total of 1,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 699,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 2nd 2023.
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NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The pipeline company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.06. The pipeline company earned $378.33 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $372.52 million. NuStar Energy had a net margin of 18.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 162.85%.

NuStar Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 8th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, August 14th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 7th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) stock in their portfolio include InfraCap MLP ETF (AMZA), Global X MLP ETF (MLPA), Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP), ASYMmetric Smart Alpha S&P 500 ETF (ZSPY), Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund (MDIV), VanEck Energy Income ETF (EINC), Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) and Tortoise North American Pipeline Fund (TPYP).

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.12%. NS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 202.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, NS will have a dividend payout ratio of 139.13% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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30 employees have rated NuStar Energy Chief Executive Officer Brad Barron on Glassdoor.com. Brad Barron has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Brad Barron in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NuStar Energy investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Kinder Morgan (KMI), AT&T (T), Sunoco (SUN), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), NavSight (NSH), Ford Motor (F), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and Enbridge (ENB).

NuStar Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NS."

Shares of NS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.44.

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion and generates $1.68 billion in revenue each year. The pipeline company earns $222.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.79 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,167 workers across the globe.

NuStar Energy's mailing address is 19003 IH-10 WEST, SAN ANTONIO TX, 78257. The official website for the company is www.nustarenergy.com. The pipeline company can be reached via phone at (210) 918-2000, via email at investorrelations@nustarenergy.com, or via fax at 210-918-5057.