Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) Sets New 1-Year High on Insider Buying Activity

Shares of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday following insider buying activity. The company traded as high as $38.65 and last traded at $38.6180, with a volume of 445947 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $38.11.

Specifically, CEO Aj Teague bought 2,665 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $37.55 per share, with a total value of $100,070.75. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,912,978.80. The trade was a 3.56% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Enterprise Products Partners from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Friday, December 19th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “peer perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $31.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Enterprise Products Partners from $34.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Enterprise Products Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $37.20.

Enterprise Products Partners News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Enterprise Products Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo upgraded EPD from “equal weight” to “overweight” and raised its target to $42, signaling upside vs. the market consensus — a clear catalyst for buyers. Article
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Aj Teague bought 2,665 shares (~$100k at ~$37.55), increasing insider ownership; insider purchases are often viewed as a vote of confidence in the stock. Insider Buying
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply (~18.5% decline to ~17.44M shares as of Mar 13), reducing a potential source of downside pressure and lowering the risk of further short‑driven selling. No external link provided
• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors nudged several forward EPS estimates higher for FY2026–FY2028 (and raised select quarterly forecasts), improving the earnings trajectory and supporting valuation. No external link provided
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and retail attention: Zacks and Yahoo flagged EPD as attracting investor interest and Jim Cramer praised the company as a well‑run pipeline operator — these mentions can boost flows but are not firm fundamental changes. Yahoo Article Zacks Article
• Negative Sentiment: Truist initiated coverage with a “hold” and $36 price target (below current levels), which could pressure sentiment among more conservative investors and cap near‑term upside. Truist Coverage

Enterprise Products Partners Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $84.30 billion, a PE ratio of 14.66, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.59.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.06. Enterprise Products Partners had a return on equity of 19.33% and a net margin of 11.05%.The business had revenue of $13.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.44 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.74 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts predict that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were given a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 30th. This is a positive change from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 82.71%.

Institutional Trading of Enterprise Products Partners

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. PMV Capital Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new stake in Enterprise Products Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Enterprise Products Partners during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Financial Consulate Inc. acquired a new position in Enterprise Products Partners during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Enterprise Products Partners Company Profile

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a Houston-based master limited partnership that provides midstream energy services across North America. The company owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, processing plants and export terminals that transport and handle natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined and petrochemical products. Its core activities include gathering and transportation, fractionation of NGLs, natural gas processing, crude oil and condensate pipelines, and marine and terminal services that enable domestic distribution and exports.

Enterprise serves a diverse set of customers including producers, refiners, petrochemical companies, marketers and end users.