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EPD·Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

$35.79
-0.25 (-0.69%)
After Hours
High
$36.21
Open
$36.00
Market Cap
77.55B
52W High
$40.17
Low
$35.72
P. Close
$35.79
P/E
12.29
52W Low
$29.95
Fwd P/E
11.38
DailyIQ Est.
$41.73
Inst. Ownership
6.5%
Short Interest
0.81%
Days to Cover
4.9
Div. Yield
6.13%
Next Ex-Div
~Oct 31
Div. Growth
26+ yrs
Technical Score (1D)
18
BEARISH
News Sentiment
74
BULLISH
On Oct 13, Enterprise Products Partners reported that its fee‑based cash flows remained stable while data center demand continued to rise, supporting ongoing growth projects. The company highlighted its diversified pipeline network and long‑term contracts as providing a solid revenue base. These factors were cited as reinforcing Enterprise’s ability to sustain dividend growth and maintain financial flexibility. The report underscored that stable fee‑based cash flows underpin revenue, rising data center demand drives growth, and long‑term contracts support financial flexibility. No other developments were reported for the company on that date.
LOW TARGET
$38 +6.2%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$41 +15.4%
14 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$46 +28.5%
11 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$38.00 - $46.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
6/9/10/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$41.73 (+16.6%)
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Symbol
EPD
Description
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a prominent midstream energy company, facilitating the movement of vital energy resources from production to consumption. The company's core business revolves around four key segments: NGL Pipelines & Services, Crude Oil Pipelines & Services, Natural Gas Pipelines & Services, and Petrochemical & Refined Products Services. Through an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, and marine terminals, Enterprise Products Partners offers comprehensive services for natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, petrochemicals, and refined products. These services include processing, transportation, storage, and marketing, providing essential infrastructure for the energy industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company was established in 1968 and has a long history of serving energy producers and consumers.
69/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✕Revenue declining year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
11.0%
Revenue CAGR
3.8%
Current Ratio
1.04x
Earnings Summary
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) is a leading midstream energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas, that operates a broad network of pipelines, storage facilities, and marine terminals to transport natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, petrochemicals, and refined products, positioning it as a critical infrastructure provider in the oil and gas midstream sector. In the most recent two quarters, EPD’s Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.68 fell short of the $0.717 estimate, while revenue rose to $14.386 billion from $15.417 billion in Q1 2025, reflecting a 6.9% decline in EPS but a 6.9% increase in revenue; the company then delivered a strong Q2 2026 EPS of $0.84 versus the $0.7423 estimate, and revenue surged to $18.269 billion from $13.704 billion in Q2 2025, marking a 33.8% revenue jump and a 12.5% EPS gain, indicating a reversal in momentum. Historically, EPD has shown a steady YoY revenue growth trajectory, with revenue expanding year over year in each quarter examined, while EPS has fluctuated, missing estimates in Q1 2025 and Q1 2026 but beating in Q2 2026; this pattern suggests that revenue growth is robust even when earnings lag. Recent news highlights that fee‑based cash flows remained stable amid rising data‑center demand, reinforcing the company’s revenue base and supporting dividend growth, while analyst commentary from Jim Cramer on Oct 9 cautioned that rising 30‑year Treasury yields could erode the appeal of EPD’s 6 % distribution, underscoring the sensitivity of midstream income to interest‑rate movements.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.63$0.69$0.75$0.81$0.87Q1'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$0.73 - -
Q2'26$0.74$0.84+13.2%
Q1'26$0.72$0.68-5.2%
Q1'25$0.70$0.66-6.2%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$13.0B$14.5B$16.0B$17.5B$19.0BQ1'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$15.2B - -
Q2'26$13.7B$18.3B+33.3%
Q1'26$13.7B$14.4B+4.9%
Q1'25 - $15.4B -

Market Data

EPD Stock Snapshot

BEARISH18/100
$35.79+$0.00 (0.0%)
Market cap
77.55B
P/E ratio
12.3
Day range
$35.72 – $36.21
News sentiment
74/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$41.29 (+15.4%)
Consensus
Hold · 27 analysts
52-week range+19.5% off low · -10.9% from high
$29.95$40.17
Price $35.79 DailyIQ Est. $41.73

Price action on EPD is defensive - rallies are being sold rather than extended. In Energy, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into EPD?

CHEAP

At today's price, Enterprise Products Partners L.P. needs to grow free cash flow about 12.0% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 6.61% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 19.4% a year, so the market is asking for 7.5 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis EPD looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
12.0%
Historical FCF CAGR
19.4%
Growth gap
-7.5 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
6.61%
Beta
0.53

Behaviour On Record

What EPD's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
17.7% 43rd pct
Below its peak
-12.3%
vs 200-day average
-2.6%
Up days (1y)
51%

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is currently running 17.7% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against EPD's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 43rd percentile — close to its own typical level, against a typical reading of 19.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

EPD is trading -12.3% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -19.4%, and the deepest was -55.6% in 2020. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits -2.6% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 29th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year EPD closed higher on 51% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, EPD finished the month higher 5 of 13 times, with a median return of -2.2% and an average of -1.7%. Its strongest month historically has been April at +3.0% on average, its weakest September at -2.7%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: EPD has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 110 of 3,267 sessions (3.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.0% and -14.3%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 3,268 daily closes between 2013-10-15 and 2026-10-13, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against EPD's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of EPD's sector?

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving).

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
36

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for EPD?

CallsPuts

For Enterprise Products Partners L.P.'s nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.67), with at-the-money implied volatility around 22.5%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±1.6% move by that expiry — a range of about $35.52–$36.70.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
0.67
ATM implied volatility
22.5%
Total open interest
16,811
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±1.6% ($35.52–$36.70)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on EPD?

JP Morgan most recently reiterated its rating on Enterprise Products Partners L.P. to Neutral on Oct 8, 2026 with a price target of $42 (from $43). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
JP Morgan — Neutral
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 8, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$43 → $42
Sep 22, 2026RBC CapitalReiteratedOutperform$42
Aug 18, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedUnderweight$40 → $41
Aug 3, 2026TD CowenMaintainedHold$39 → $38
Jul 21, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedUnderweight$43 → $40
Jul 9, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$41 → $42
May 20, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedUnderweight$42 → $43
May 12, 2026ScotiabankMaintainedSector Perform$39 → $40
May 12, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$40 → $41
May 4, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedHold$36 → $40
May 1, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$39 → $44
Apr 29, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$41 → $42

Peers

EPD peers

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

74/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
Enterprise Products Partners reported that its fee‑based cash flows remain stable while data center demand continues to rise, supporting ongoing growth projects. The company’s diversified pipeline network and long‑term contracts provide a solid revenue base. These factors reinforce the company’s ability to sustain dividend growth and maintain financial flexibility.
What did this article say?
Enterprise Products Partners confirmed it is on track to continue 28 consecutive years of dividend growth in 2026, reinforcing its status as a reliable high‑yield investment. In contrast, MPLX announced a planned 12.5% increase in distributions for 2026 and 2027. The comparison highlights Enterprise Products’ stronger dividend track record and stability relative to its peer.
What did this article say?
EPD, along with its peers ET and PAA, is positioned to benefit from increased data center energy demand and stable fee‑based revenues. The company’s pipeline projects are expected to contribute to a more favorable outlook for the oil and gas pipeline MLP sector. These developments suggest a modest upside for EPD as industry trends shift toward higher energy consumption in data centers.
What did this article say?
During the October 6 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer discussed Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) after a caller questioned the company’s valuation. Cramer noted that rising 30‑year Treasury yields could make EPD’s 6% distribution less attractive, potentially weakening the stock. He nevertheless praised the firm’s operational strength and suggested investors focus on the business fundamentals rather than bond market movements. The conversation highlighted the sensitivity of midstream equities to interest‑rate changes.
What did this article say?
On October 6, Jim Cramer urged investors to buy Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) after a recent dip caused by rising Treasury yields. He described EPD as a well‑run company and reiterated his long‑standing support for the midstream pipeline operator. Cramer’s endorsement suggests he views the current weakness as a buying opportunity for patient investors. The comment comes amid broader market pressure on high‑yield energy stocks, but Cramer remains bullish on EPD’s fundamentals.
What did this article say?
On October 7, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) traded near $37, down 0.94% that day. Jim Cramer on Mad Money cautioned that if the 30‑year Treasury yield climbs to 6% or higher, EPD’s 5.97% distribution would be eclipsed by government bonds, forcing the company to compete on growth rather than income. He noted the firm’s free cash flow of $3.46 billion and 76% payout ratio, and described the business as well‑run, suggesting the operational fundamentals remain sound. The commentary highlights a potential headwind from macro‑rate movements rather than an intrinsic company problem.
What did this article say?
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) has delivered robust long‑term returns, prompting analysts to assess whether the current unit price reflects its earnings potential. The partnership’s fee‑based infrastructure model and volume‑driven revenue generate predictable earnings streams. Recent commentary highlights distribution growth as a key driver, suggesting that the market may still undervalue future earnings strength. The stock trades near US$36.91, with a 119% price gain over five years, raising questions about remaining upside. Overall, the article presents a cautiously optimistic view of EPD’s valuation prospects.
What did this article say?
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced a $0.56 per unit quarterly cash distribution for Q3 2026, up 2.8 percent from the same period in 2025. The company also completed a $112 million repurchase in the quarter, bringing year‑to‑date buybacks to $387 million and 36 percent of its $5.0 billion authorized program. The dividend hike and continued buyback activity signal confidence in cash flow and support shareholder value. Earnings for the quarter will be released on October 29, 2026, followed by an analyst conference call.
What did this article say?
JP Morgan analyst Jeremy Tonet reduced Enterprise Products Partners’ (EPD) price target from $43 to $42 while keeping a neutral stance. The downgrade reflects concerns about the company’s valuation relative to peers and modest earnings outlook. The adjustment signals a modest headwind for EPD’s share price, but does not indicate a fundamental shift in the firm’s business model or cash flow prospects.
What did this article say?
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) closed at $36.80 on October 5, up 1.71% from the previous day, outperforming the S&P 500’s 0.66% gain. The midstream energy services company’s share price rose despite a 7.09% decline over the past month, lagging behind the broader Oils‑Energy sector. Analysts anticipate a 22.95% EPS growth to $0.75 and a 27.65% revenue increase to $15.35 billion for the quarter. Investors are watching closely for the upcoming earnings release, which could confirm the company’s upward trajectory. The market reaction suggests modest confidence in EPD’s near‑term performance relative to peers.

Technical Analysis

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18
BEARISH
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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
20 tracked managers · $5.10B combined position · 8 adding, 11 trimming, 1 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell26,616,8751.24%$978.44M2026-08-14
Blackstone Inc.▲ Buy23,760,3411.11%$873.43M2026-08-14
Morgan Stanley▲ Buy22,249,1981.04%$817.88M2026-08-13
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▼ Sell17,515,4530.82%$643.87M2026-08-14
Neuberger Berman Group LLC▼ Sell13,560,2320.63%$498.47M2026-08-13
Bank of America Corp▼ Sell11,331,6870.53%$416.55M2026-08-14
BlackRock, Inc.▼ Sell6,945,7200.32%$255.32M2026-08-07
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▼ Sell5,785,8980.27%$212.69M2026-08-13
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy4,938,3120.23%$181.53M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▲ Buy4,438,7510.21%$162.72M2026-08-12
Citadel Advisors LLC▲ Buy785,7310.04%$28.88M2026-09-02
Northern Trust Corp▼ Sell372,1630.02%$13.68M2026-08-13
Citigroup Inc▼ Sell205,5560.01%$7.56M2026-08-03
Susquehanna International Group, LLP▲ Buy136,2350.01%$5.01M2026-08-14
AllianceBernstein L.P.▼ Sell29,3620.00%$1.11M2026-08-14
Fisher Asset Management, LLC▼ Sell22,7350.00%$835.8K2026-08-04
AQR Capital Management LLC▲ Buy19,5720.00%$719.5K2026-08-14
Gotham Asset Management, LLC• Hold10,0330.00%$368.8K2026-08-14
Squarepoint Ops LLC▲ New6,3000.00%$231.6K2026-08-14
Ancora Advisors LLC▼ Sold out00.00%$02026-08-14
Q2 2026 flow:5.45M sh bought ($200.25M)5.74M sh sold ($211.49M)net -289.0K sh (−$11.24M)
Congressional Trading Activity
2 disclosed trades · ~$107.5K est. traded value · 2 buys, 0 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
August Lee PflugerHouseTX11▲ Buy$15K - $50K2026-03-132026-04-15
Ted CruzSenateTX▲ Buy$50K - $100K2014-02-212014-02-27