Analyzing the Price-to-Earnings Ratio of Energy Transfer LP (ET)

The price-to-earnings ratio for Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) is above average at 14.57x. The 36-month beta value for ET is also noteworthy at 1.29. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for ET is 3.11B, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.90% of that float. The average trading volume of ET on March 17, 2025 was 17.18M shares.

ET) stock’s latest price update

Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET)’s stock price has soared by 3.08 in relation to previous closing price of 18.17. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 7.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-15 that The stock market has taken a little bit of a dip recently. The silver lining of sell-offs is that dividend yields rise when stock prices fall.

ET’s Market Performance

ET’s stock has risen by 7.27% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.68% and a quarterly drop of -0.05%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.29% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.07% for Energy Transfer LP The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.44% for ET’s stock, with a 7.53% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of ET

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ET stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for ET by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ET in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $20 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.

Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ET reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for ET stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 06th, 2023.

ET Trading at -4.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought ET to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.68% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.29%, as shares sank -5.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.29% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, ET rose by +7.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.81. In addition, Energy Transfer LP saw -4.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ET starting from McIlwain Gregory G., who purchase 20,000 shares at the price of $15.68 back on Aug 23 ’24. After this action, McIlwain Gregory G. now owns 591,211 shares of Energy Transfer LP, valued at $313,600 using the latest closing price.

Long Thomas E, the Co-CEO of Energy Transfer LP, purchase 20,000 shares at $15.68 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that Long Thomas E is holding 4,308,859 shares at $313,600 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for ET

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.11 for the present operating margin
  • 0.16 for the gross margin

The net margin for Energy Transfer LP stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 13.40, with 4.01 for asset returns.

Based on Energy Transfer LP (ET), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.93.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 15.4 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.66. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.12.

Conclusion

In summary, Energy Transfer LP (ET) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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