US Capital Advisors Predicts Targa Resources Q4 Earnings

Targa Resources, Inc. (NYSE:TRGP) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Targa Resources in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 2nd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings of $2.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.40. The consensus estimate for Targa Resources’ current full-year earnings is $8.15 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Targa Resources from $205.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Targa Resources from $185.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $266.00 target price on shares of Targa Resources in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $196.00 price target on shares of Targa Resources in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $213.00 price objective on Targa Resources in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $213.50.

Targa Resources Stock Performance

TRGP stock opened at $204.32 on Tuesday. Targa Resources has a twelve month low of $144.14 and a twelve month high of $211.87. The firm has a market cap of $43.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.17, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $170.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.91.

Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The pipeline company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.22 by ($0.02). Targa Resources had a return on equity of 51.87% and a net margin of 9.35%.The business had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.70 billion.

Targa Resources Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Friday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 30th. Targa Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.19%.

Insider Activity at Targa Resources

In other news, insider D. Scott Pryor sold 20,000 shares of Targa Resources stock in a transaction on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.21, for a total value of $3,444,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,139 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,812,557.19. This trade represents a 47.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gerald R. Shrader sold 2,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.21, for a total value of $498,327.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 29,561 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,356,748.81. The trade was a 8.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.34% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Targa Resources

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Olistico Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Targa Resources during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in shares of Targa Resources during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Peoples Financial Services CORP. purchased a new stake in Targa Resources during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Targa Resources in the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Targa Resources in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.13% of the company’s stock.

Targa Resources Company Profile

Targa Resources Corporation (NYSE: TRGP) is a U.S.-focused midstream energy company that provides gathering, processing, transportation, storage and marketing services for natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and condensate. Its operations span the midstream value chain, including gas gathering systems that collect production from wells, processing plants that separate and recover NGLs and other hydrocarbons, fractionation and purification facilities that prepare NGLs for market, and pipeline and terminal assets that move and store products for producers, refiners and other customers.

The company operates a network of pipelines, processing plants, fractionators and storage facilities that serve producers and consumers across major U.S.