Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET)’s stock price has decreased by -2.35 compared to its previous closing price of 16.19. However, the company has seen a -7.22% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-06 that Energy Transfer LP Common Units (NYSE:ET ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Tom Long – Co-CEO Mackie McCrea – Co-CEO Dylan Bramhall – Group CFO Conference Call Participants Theresa Chen – Barclays Jeremy Tonet – JPMorgan Jean Ann Salisbury – Bank of America Spiro Dounis – Citi Keith Stanley – Wolfe Research Michael Blum – Wells Fargo Manav Gupta – UBS John Mackay – Goldman Sachs Gabe Moreen – Mizuho Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Energy Transfer Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) Right Now?
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30x compared to its average ratio. ET has 36-month beta value of 0.74. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ET is 3.11B, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.90% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ET on May 07, 2025 was 17.14M shares.
ET’s Market Performance
ET’s stock has seen a -7.22% decrease for the week, with a -2.17% drop in the past month and a -23.88% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.63% for Energy Transfer LP The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.45% for ET’s stock, with a -10.74% 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 -10.80% 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 -26.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.83%, as shares sank -0.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.66% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ET fell by -7.22%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.72. In addition, Energy Transfer LP saw -19.30% 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 1.38. 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
To put it simply, Energy Transfer LP (ET) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
