Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks. Of these, value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. Value investors use fundamental analysis and traditional valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are being undervalued by th ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Oil and Gas - Production Pipeline - MLB sector might want to consider either Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) or Oneok Inc. (OKE) . But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks? Let's take a closer look. Everyone has their own methods for finding great value opportunities, but our model includes pairing an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system with a strong Zacks Rank. The proven Zacks Rank puts ...

Key Points EPD has increased distributions for 25 consecutive years and has significant growth projects underway, including the Bahia NGL Pipeline and Neches River NGL Export Facility. U.S. natural gas demand is expected to rise to 125 billion cubic feet per day by 2035, and the U.S. has become the world's largest LNG exporter, benefiting EPD's business. Approximately 85% of EPD's revenues are fee-based, reducing exposure to commodity price fluctuations and ensuring predictable cash flow. EPD operates over ...

These three stocks offer a combination of robust dividends and price appreciation potential. For investors looking for income, there is perhaps no better industry to look at than pipelines. Companies in the sector are in their best financial shape in years, while their valuations are trading well below pre-pandemic levels. In fact, the sector generally traded at around a 13.7 times average enterprise value (EV)-to-EBITDA multiple between 2011 and 2016, while today most midstream stocks trade at under a 10 t ...

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. Enterprise Products currently has an avera ...

There's a lot to like with these great stocks. There are three main categories of investors: growth investors, income investors, and value investors. I'd classify myself as a mix of all three, except my focus is on future income rather than current income. My desire for future income to help fund retirement down the road has made dividends more important to me than ever. Here are three high-yield dividend stocks I'm buying hand over fist. 1. Enterprise Products Partners LP Enterprise Products Partners LP (E ...

Enterprise Products Partners is getting closer to adding even more fuel to its growth engine. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 0.63%) has an illustrious history of growing its cash distributions to investors. It has reached the quarter-century milestone of consecutive annual-payout increases. Several factors have helped fuel its growth, including its ability to secure and build high-return, organic-expansion projects. The master limited partnership (MLP) has several more expansion projects currently under ...

Growth stocks are attractive to many investors, as above-average financial growth helps these stocks easily grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all. That's because, these stocks usually carry above-average risk and volatility. In fact, betting on a stock for which the growth story is actually over or nearing its end could lead to significant loss. However, it's pretty easy to find cutting-edge growth stocks with the help of the Zacks G ...

Energy Transfer has a huge 8% yield, but you'd be better off with this still massive, 7.3%-yielding alternative. If all you consider is yield, then Energy Transfer (ET 0.17%) and its roughly 8% distribution yield will handily beat out Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 0.59%) and its 7.3% yield. But there's so much more to an investment than just yield, and in this situation, most income investors will probably feel much better owning the lower-yielding option. Here's why. Similar, at least from a big-pictur ...

A big new project could lead to a lot of growth. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 0.59%) is perhaps best known for its steady, consistent results and attractive distribution payout. The pipeline operator has been a model of consistency over the years, growing its distribution each year for the past 25 years regardless of energy prices and economic cycles. The stock carries a 7.3% yield, which is an attractive payout for investors looking for income. With its first-quarter results, Enterprise once again sho ...