Baldwin Investment Management LLC Trims Holdings in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD)

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Baldwin Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD – Free Report) by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 198,533 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after selling 548 shares during the quarter. Enterprise Products Partners makes up approximately 0.7% of Baldwin Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Baldwin Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Enterprise Products Partners were worth $5,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC lifted its position in Enterprise Products Partners by 1.3% in the first quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 205,140 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $5,986,000 after buying an additional 2,679 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 944.9% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,654 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,400 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 8.8% in the 1st quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 16,749 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $489,000 after acquiring an additional 1,358 shares during the last quarter. Montchanin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,597,000. Finally, Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 9.8% in the 1st quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 4,633 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $133,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. StockNews.com cut Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $35.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, US Capital Advisors upgraded shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Enterprise Products Partners has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.00.

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Enterprise Products Partners Price Performance

Shares of NYSE EPD opened at $32.86 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $29.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.23 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.04. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has a fifty-two week low of $25.96 and a fifty-two week high of $33.22.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $13.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.87 billion. Enterprise Products Partners had a return on equity of 20.31% and a net margin of 10.32%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Enterprise Products Partners Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 31st were given a dividend of $0.525 per share. This represents a $2.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.39%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 31st. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 78.65%.

Enterprise Products Partners Company Profile

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Enterprise Products Partners L.P. provides midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil, petrochemicals, and refined products. It operates in four segments: NGL Pipelines & Services, Crude Oil Pipelines & Services, Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, and Petrochemical & Refined Products Services.

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