This midstream leader checks off several boxes. My apologies to Sir Mix-A-Lot, but I like big dividends and I cannot lie. It's not that I depend on dividends for income right now. However, I appreciate the significant help that strong dividends provide in achieving solid total returns. I recently bought several stocks, including one of North America's midstream energy leaders, Energy Transfer LP (ET -1.48%). Here's why I just loaded up on this ultra-high-yield dividend stock. 1. An attractive and growing di ...

Travel Ink/DigitalVision via Getty Images One of my absolute favorite companies on the market today is none other than pipeline/midstream firm Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET). Those who follow my work closely know that I have a very concentrated portfolio. I currently have only eight stocks in it. And it just so happens that Energy Transfer is my third largest, accounting for 13.3% of those assets. In the past, I've done quite well owning the stock. Excluding the hefty distributions that I have gotten from the fi ...

MLPs can produce prodigious passive income streams. Higher interest rates have been a passive income investor's dream scenario. Even lower-risk fixed-income investments like government bonds and bank CDs offer high yields these days. Because of that, equity investments, which are riskier by nature, have to offer even higher yields to entice income-seeking investors. For example, several high-quality yield-focused master limited partnerships (MLPs) currently pay around 8%. Because of that, a $1,000 investmen ...

This oil and gas stock offers a high yield of 7.9% and is increasing its dividend payout every year. With its 7.9% yield, Energy Transfer (ET -1.54%) is one of the highest-yielding large-cap oil and gas dividend stocks. The company is also among the largest midstream energy players in the U.S., storing and transporting natural gas, crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products to utilities, industrial, and other end users through its extensive pipeline system. Energy Transfer just raised its quarterl ...

metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images Stock Covered ET Change Analystis rating at Price at publication $16 S&P 500 cha 1.589 Analyst's rating his ET stock: AI tailwind expected STRONG BUY 2.50% About This Article This article upgrades my earlier buy rating on ET to a strong buy due to the acquisition of Crestwood Equity Partners. Q Save I last wrote on Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET) stock about a month ago. That article rated the stock (or unit to be exact) as a strong buy on June 25, 2024, as you can see from ...

For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $1.46 per share and a revenue of $97.83 billion, signifying shifts of +33.94% and +24.49%, respectively, from the last year. Shares of the energy-related services provider witnessed a gain of 2.95% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Oils-Energy sector with its loss of 7.84% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.96%. Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Energy Transfer LP. These latest adj ...

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Energy Transfer continues to add new growth drivers. Those needle-moving deals, along with organic expansion projects and healthy market conditions, position the midstream giant to grow its earnings by more than 10% this year. That will give it plenty of fuel to deliver on its plan to increase its nearly 8%-yielding distribution by about 3% to 5% this year. Closing another needle-moving deal On the financial side, the deal will provide the pipeline company with incremental revenue from gathering and process ...

Summing Up Energy Transfer will undoubtedly benefit from its JV in the prolific Permian Basin. Additionally, the acquisition of WTG Midstream will expand its operation in the Midland Basin. Entergy Transfer, with more than 130,000 miles of pipeline and related infrastructure in 44 states, is poised well to benefit from the improving oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid production volumes in the United States. This can be a favorable entry point for investors, given the positive movement in earnings estim ...