The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Energy Transfer LP (ET) .Energy Transfer LP currently has an aver ...

Energy Transfer LP (ET) closed the last trading session at $17.90, gaining 13.2% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $22.93 indicates a 28.1% upside potential.The average comprises 14 short-term price targets ranging from a low of $19 to a high of $26, with a standard deviation of $1.94. While the lowest estimate indicates an increase of 6.2% from the current price leve ...