Yahoo Finance Energy Transfer LP (ET) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Energy Transfer LP (ET) closed the most recent trading day at $12.20, moving +1.24% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.42%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 5.16%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the energy-related services provider had lost 4.82% over the past month. This has lagged the Oils-Energy sector's loss of 4.02% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.27% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Energy Transfer LP as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect Energy Transfer LP to post earnings of $0.37 per share. This would mark no growth from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $25.61 billion, up 24.97% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.43 per share and revenue of $103.55 billion, which would represent changes of +1.42% and +15.22%, respectively, from the prior year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Energy Transfer LP. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.97% lower. Energy Transfer LP currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Energy Transfer LP has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.45 right now. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 10.8, which means Energy Transfer LP is trading at a discount to the group.
The Oil and Gas - Production Pipeline - MLB industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 174, putting it in the bottom 31% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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