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Is It Worth Investing in Enterprise Products Partners L P (NYSE: EPD) Right Now?
Enterprise Products Partners L P (NYSE: EPD) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.98x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for EPD is 1.06. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for EPD is 1.45B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.58% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EPD on January 07, 2025 was 3.96M shares.
EPD’s Market Performance
The stock of Enterprise Products Partners L P (EPD) has seen a 2.77% increase in the past week, with a -2.80% drop in the past month, and a 7.51% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.52% for EPD. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.04% for EPD stock, with a simple moving average of 8.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EPD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EPD stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for EPD by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for EPD in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $35 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EPD reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for EPD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 17th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to EPD, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on October 06th of the previous year.
EPD Trading at 2.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EPD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.80% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.31%, as shares sank -2.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.22% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EPD rose by +2.77%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +10.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $31.60. In addition, Enterprise Products Partners L P saw 1.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EPD starting from TEAGUE AJ, who purchase 4,180 shares at the price of $29.35 back on Aug 27 ’24. After this action, TEAGUE AJ now owns 74,911 shares of Enterprise Products Partners L P, valued at $122,681 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EPD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Enterprise Products Partners L P stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 20.93, with 8.01 for asset returns.
Based on Enterprise Products Partners L P (EPD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.89for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.07.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Enterprise Products Partners L P (EPD) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
