Henson Edgewater Management LLC Takes $699,000 Position in Enterprise Products Partners L.P. $EPD

Henson Edgewater Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 21,809 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $699,000. Enterprise Products Partners comprises about 0.4% of Henson Edgewater Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Enterprise Products Partners by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 26,787,203 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $830,671,000 after buying an additional 69,505 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 1.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 18,652,232 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $578,406,000 after buying an additional 252,513 shares during the last quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 0.6% in the third quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC now owns 14,705,122 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $459,829,000 after acquiring an additional 80,884 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Enterprise Products Partners by 1.9% in the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 11,570,499 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $361,810,000 after acquiring an additional 214,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in Enterprise Products Partners during the third quarter worth $292,194,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial cut shares of Enterprise Products Partners from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $39.00 price objective (up from $36.00) on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Enterprise Products Partners in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Enterprise Products Partners currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.14.

Enterprise Products Partners News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Enterprise Products Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its price target on EPD to $39 (from $37) while reaffirming a Sector Perform rating — a direct analyst boost to the stock’s valuation outlook. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $38, signaling modest upside potential and contributing to positive investor sentiment despite retaining an underweight view. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and income-focused pieces (The Motley Fool) name EPD as a long-term hold and a reliable high-dividend midstream pick, supporting demand from income-oriented investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst note cited by AmericanBankingNews says EPD’s stock price is expected to rise, reinforcing the buy-side narrative. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday market headlines show short-term price swings (both a small gain and an earlier down move), reflecting normal trading volatility rather than new company-specific fundamentals. Read More. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing pipeline names (yield, coverage, leverage) highlights expansion opportunities from U.S. gas/export growth — a potential long-term positive but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst nuance weakens the uplift: Morgan Stanley’s raise came with an underweight rating, and sector analyses flag partnership-specific risks (higher interest costs, basin concentration), which could limit upside and pressure distributions under adverse conditions. Read More.

Insider Buying and Selling at Enterprise Products Partners

In related news, Director John R. Rutherford bought 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $32.09 per share, with a total value of $481,350.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 173,586 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,570,374.74. This represents a 9.46% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 32.60% of the company’s stock.

Enterprise Products Partners Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Enterprise Products Partners stock opened at $37.48 on Friday. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has a 52-week low of $27.77 and a 52-week high of $38.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.01 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $35.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.90.

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $13.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.44 billion. Enterprise Products Partners had a net margin of 11.05% and a return on equity of 19.33%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Enterprise Products Partners L.P. will post 2.9 EPS for the current year.

Enterprise Products Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th were issued a dividend of $0.55 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 30th. This is a positive change from Enterprise Products Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.55. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. Enterprise Products Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 82.71%.

About Enterprise Products Partners

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is a Houston-based master limited partnership that provides midstream energy services across North America. The company owns and operates an extensive network of pipelines, storage facilities, processing plants and export terminals that transport and handle natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), crude oil and refined and petrochemical products. Its core activities include gathering and transportation, fractionation of NGLs, natural gas processing, crude oil and condensate pipelines, and marine and terminal services that enable domestic distribution and exports.

Enterprise serves a diverse set of customers including producers, refiners, petrochemical companies, marketers and end users.