Equities Analysts Set Expectations for NuStar Energy L.P.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for NuStar Energy in a research note issued on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for NuStar Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NuStar Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.11. NuStar Energy had a return on equity of 107.61% and a net margin of 16.75%. The business had revenue of $451.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $433.69 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on NS. Wells Fargo & Company raised NuStar Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $18.00 to $21.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $19.00 price objective on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $23.00 price objective (up from $20.00) on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Raymond James reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on NuStar Energy in a report on Saturday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.43.

NuStar Energy Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE NS opened at $20.37 on Tuesday. NuStar Energy has a 1 year low of $14.70 and a 1 year high of $24.50. The firm has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.76, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.14.

NuStar Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 6th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.85%. NuStar Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 225.35%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuStar Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of NuStar Energy by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,566,959 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $358,688,000 after acquiring an additional 194,568 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NuStar Energy by 30.0% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 19,865,418 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $346,453,000 after purchasing an additional 4,586,344 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of NuStar Energy by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 6,112,629 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $114,184,000 after purchasing an additional 1,086,994 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NuStar Energy by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,535,454 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $66,042,000 after purchasing an additional 351,608 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blackstone Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NuStar Energy by 46.8% in the fourth quarter. Blackstone Inc. now owns 3,401,626 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $63,542,000 after purchasing an additional 1,084,858 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.13% of the company’s stock.

NuStar Energy Company Profile

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the transportation, terminalling, and storage of petroleum products and renewable fuels, and transportation of anhydrous ammonia in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment engages in the transportation of refined products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia.