Core Insights - Energy Transfer LP has seen significant investment activity, with Benjamin Edwards Inc. increasing its holdings by 32.1% in Q3, now owning 185,504 shares valued at $3,183,000 [2] - Several large investors have also made substantial investments in Energy Transfer, including Kingstone Capital Partners acquiring $168.92 million worth of shares and Jump Financial LLC increasing its stake by 2,687.9% [3] - The company reported earnings of $0.28 per share for the last quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34, with revenue of $19.95 billion, down 3.9% year-over-year [7] Investment Activity - Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in Energy Transfer by 32.1%, acquiring an additional 45,047 shares in Q3 [2] - Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position valued at approximately $168.92 million in Q2 [3] - MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings by 9.3%, now owning 21,353,476 shares valued at $387.14 million [3] - Jump Financial LLC increased its stake by 2,687.9%, now holding 1,791,358 shares valued at $32.48 million [3] - Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake by 223.7%, now owning 1,690,771 shares valued at $30.65 million [3] Analyst Ratings - Morgan Stanley cut its target price from $21.00 to $19.00 while maintaining an "overweight" rating [4] - Jefferies Financial Group set a price target of $17.00 with a "hold" rating [4] - UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating, while Scotiabank decreased its price objective from $23.00 to $21.00 [4] - Thirteen analysts rated the stock as a Buy, with a consensus price target of $21.75 [4] Insider Transactions - Director Kelcy L. Warren acquired 1,000,000 shares at an average price of $16.95, totaling $16.95 million, increasing his position by 0.97% [5] Financial Performance - Energy Transfer reported a net margin of 5.66% and a return on equity of 10.71% [7] - The company has a market cap of $58.25 billion, a PE ratio of 13.57, and a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 [6] Dividend Information - Energy Transfer announced a quarterly dividend of $0.3325 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $1.33 and a yield of 7.8% [9] - This dividend reflects an increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $0.33 [9] - The dividend payout ratio is currently 106.40% [9] Company Overview - Energy Transfer is a Dallas-based midstream energy company focused on the transportation, storage, and processing of hydrocarbons [10] - The company operates an extensive network of pipelines, terminals, and processing plants across the United States [11]