ETRN - Equitrans Midstream Corporation
| Previous Close | 9.49 |
| Open | 9.45 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 1400 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 2200 |
| Day's Range | 9.32 - 10.06 |
| 52 Week Range | 9.17 - 22.29 |
| Volume | 4,578,162 |
| Avg. Volume | 2,951,925 |
| Market Cap | 2.525B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | N/A |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 165.17 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.06 |
| Earnings Date | Jan 27, 2020 - Jan 30, 2020 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 1.80 (18.16%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-11-12 |
| 1y Target Est | 17.00 |
- Business Wire
David Porges to Step Down From Equitrans Midstream Board of Directors
Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) (Company) today announced that David L. Porges will be stepping down from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2019. Upon the launch of Equitrans Midstream as an independent company in November 2018, Mr. Porges was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and served in this role until July 2019, at which time Thomas F. Karam was appointed as Chairman.
- Simply Wall St.
Trade Alert: The Independent Director Of Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN), Margaret Dorman, Has Just Spent US$86k Buying Shares
Whilst it may not be a huge deal, we thought it was good to see that the Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN...
- Zacks
Is Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) a Great Value Stock Right Now?
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.
- American City Business Journals
EQT, Equitrans inch closer to a renegotiation of its business relationship
The Pittsburgh-based companies, which are now separately owned and managed, work to get to know one another.
- TipRanks
3 Buy-Rated Stocks with Over 11% Dividend Yield
Income-minded investors are naturally drawn to dividends. These payouts from companies to shareholders are a natural way to share income with full ownership of the company, as well as a way to induce more investors to become shareholders. A strong dividend – one that is reliable, with a high yield – is steady source of return on a stock investment.We’ve used TipRanks’ Stock Screener tool to search the market for Buy-rated investments with reliable high-yield dividend payouts. All three companies are in the energy sector, exploiting the rich oil and gas reserves which the American fracking boom has unlocked. We’ll look at each of them to see how their dividends measure up, and if the payout appears sustainable.Black Stone Minerals (BSM)With Black Stone, we get into Texas. Everything about Texas is big, including the oil industry. Houston-based Black Stone operates in the oil- and gas-rich Eagle Ford Shale, as well as across the Southeast, in the Dakota’s Bakken formation, and in the gas regions of Appalachia. Overall, the company controls production sites in 60 basins in 40 states.BSM reported Q3 earnings after market on November 4, and showed an EPS of 32 cents, a 10% beat of the 29-cent estimate. Revenues just missed expectations, however, coming in at $137.4 million against the forecast of $139.5 million. Investors didn’t seem worried by the revenue miss, however, as shares gained 1.68% that same day.While the earnings beat was welcome news, investors are also interested in the dividend. BSM pays out a yield of 11.3%, and has been growing that dividend for the last three years. The current quarterly payment is 37 cents.A careful reader will note that the current dividend payment is higher than the EPS, and correctly point out that this implies an unsustainable payout ratio. However, as Piper Jaffray analyst Pearce Hammond points out, “BSM remains very disciplined on acquiring minerals. The higher distribution yield and resulting higher cost of capital make it more challenging on getting deals done relative to peers with a lower distribution yield… BSM has a solid balance sheet with a leverage ratio of 1.1x.”Strong acquisition and low leverage lead Hammond to give a $21 price target, indicating confidence in a 57% upside – that would easily make the dividend sustainable. (To watch Hammond's track record, click here)4-star analyst Eduardo Seda, of Jones Trading, agrees that BSM has a rosy mid- to long-term outlook for growth. He writes, “BSM is One of the Largest Owners and Managers of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Mineral and Royalty Interests in the U.S… We note that BSM had recently raised its production guidance for full-year 2019 to a range of 47.5 MBoe/d to 50.5 MBoe/d, a 5% increase midpoint to midpoint from prior guidance…” Seda’s $22 price target suggests a 65% upside potential.Overall, BSM holds a Strong Buy from the analyst consensus. In the last three months, 3 analysts have given the stock Buy ratings, against 1 who has set a Hold. Shares are currently trading for $12.69, so the $19.50 average price target implies an upside of 52%. (See Black Stone stock analysis on TipRanks)EQM Midstream Partners (EQM)EQM bills itself as the low-cost service provider to the natural gas industry in the Appalachian basin, one of the richest natural gas regions in the United States. The company owns and operates natural gas pipeline and storage facilities across the basin, in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio. In addition, EQM operates water services, providing water supply and waste-water disposal for the fracking industry.An essential niche in a profitable industry should equal a cash-flush company, but EQM has been facing serious headwinds. Earnings are forecast to drop this quarter on a year-over-year basis as capital expenditures shown a heavy increase in the last 15 months. In addition, the company’s major project, the MVP pipeline, is not yet complete and faces delays from legal and regulatory issues. Management has not been forthcoming on a timeline for resolution. Finally, EQM is heavily leveraged – long-term debt has increased 41% over the past hear, to $4.88 billion, and the company has $1 billion outstanding on its short-term credit facility of $3 billion.All of this points to a company that is using debt to finance current projects on faith in future profits. While this is not unusual, 2020 is an election year, and most of the Democratic candidates are promising to shut down the fracking industry and curtail fossil fuels generally. With both the business and political fronts growing cloudy, what will bring in investors?Income. EQM pays out a 15% dividend yield, and even after the shares’ recent depreciation, the quarterly payment is still $1.16. Compare this to the S&P average yield of just 2%, and you immediately see the appeal. The company has been increasing the dividend steadily for the last seven years; in November 2012, the quarterly payment stood at 35 cents. Finding reliable payments and steady increase are the keys to successful dividend-based income investing.There is a cloudy spot – the payout ratio, the comparison of the dividend payout to the earnings per share – is 103%. Normally, this would not be sustainable, but the number is based on previous earnings, not forward estimates. A look at EQM’s most recent Buy rating, from UBS 4-star analyst Shneur Gershuni, shows why the high payout ratio may not be a deciding factor.Gershuni says, “Given EQM's 10% decline since early August, we are upgrading EQM to Buy from Neutral. We believe the scenario of MVP being cancelled is adequately reflected at these levels and believe the base business is priced at a discount with MVP in-service providing upside to our current price target. In the current volatile market conditions within energy, we favour midstream companies … that connect well-head to end markets.” In other words, all the headwinds mentioned above are baked into the stock price, which has bottomed out.Gershuni sees EQM rising in the mid-term, and his $36 price target, implying 17% upside, reflects that. (To watch Gershuni's track record, click here)Overall, EQM gets a Moderate Buy from the analyst consensus. Shares are selling for $30, and the average price target of $39 suggests an upside of 31%. (See EQM stock analysis on TipRanks)Equitrans Midstream (ETRN)A spin-off of the natural gas producer EQT, Equitrans Midstream took on the parent company’s pipeline and services operations. As the name implies, Equitrans now handles the midstream operations while parent EQT focuses on drilling. ETRN has been operating independently since mid-2018. It has beaten earnings estimates, substantially, in two of the three quarters it has reported so far.Equitrans operates natural gas gathering and transmission services in the Appalachian basin, as well as water services. In this respect, it is much like EQM above. In fact, like EQM, Equitrans is also a partner in the MVP pipeline project, and faces similar regulatory headwinds and delays – issues that have pushed the stock price down in recent weeks.These are not the only similarities between the two companies. ETRN is another high-yield dividend payer, offering 12.7% annualized, for a quarterly payment of 45 cents per share. And again, the payout ratio of 117%, at first glance, shows cause for concern.That concern, however, may be short lived. ETRN is to release earnings November 5, and predictions now are for an EPS of 35 cents – up 34% from previous estimates. In the last quarter, ETRN beat the forecast by 50%.UBS' Shneur Gershuni, linked above, sees this stock as another buying proposition, and for similar reasons to EQM. He writes of ETRN, “Given ETRN's 12% decline since early August, we are upgrading ETRN to Buy from Neutral… Our upside scenario reflects full MVP in-service, 10% gathering volume growth, and no negative restructuring of gathering contracts implying a valuation of $25.”Gershuni sets a $15 price target, which is conservative given his comments. It suggests a modest upside of 3.5% for the stock.ETRN has a Moderate Buy consensus rating, and a 21% upside potential, based on an average price target of $17 and a current share price of $14.50. (See ETRN stock analysis on TipRanks)
- American City Business Journals
Mountain Valley co-owner puts cap on investment in pipeline
Con Edison, the large New York-based utility company, is scaling back its investment in the troubled Mountain Valley Pipeline. Con Edison (NYSE: ED) revealed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday that its subsidiary CET Gas will cap its investment in MVP, the 300-mile pipeline that has been mired in legal cases on the state and federal level, to $530 million. Con Edison has already spent about $488 million.
- Business Wire
ETRN and EQM Announce Third Quarter 2019 Results
Equitrans Midstream Corporation and EQM Midstream Partners, LP , today, announced financial and operational results for the third quarter 2019.
- Zacks
Energy Stock Earnings Lineup for Nov 5: FANG, DVN & More
Lower oil and gas prices are expected to have hurt hurt Q3 earnings of energy companies.
- American City Business Journals
EQT outlines how it will reduce debt
EQT Corp. executives gave investors a wider look at its plans for the next year and beyond, with a commitment to generate $1.5 billion to take a bite out of the driller's debt with the sale of its equity stake in Equitrans Midstream Corp. and noncore assets out of its vast inventory. EQT (NYSE: EQT) said in its third-quarter conference call it would reduce its overall corporate debt by 30 percent by the middle of 2020 through the strategy that will help it maintain investment-grade rating. The biggest stake would come from the sale of its remaining stock in Equitrans Midstream (NYSE: ETRN), the Pittsburgh-based pipeline company that had been spun out of EQT in 2018.
- Insider Monkey
Should You Avoid Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) Like Hedge Funds Did?
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- Simply Wall St.
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN)
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Equitrans Midstream...
- Business Wire
Equitrans Midstream Announces Quarterly Dividend
Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share for the third quarter of 2019. The dividend will be paid on November 22, 2019 to all ETRN shareholders of record at the close of business on November 13, 2019. ETRN expects to maintain a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share at least through the in-service date of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP).
- Zacks
Ferrellgas Partners to Gain on Acquisitions & Customer Growth
Expansion of Blue Rhino business will boost Ferrellgas Partners' (FGP) performance.
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Should Value Investors Buy Equitrans Midstream Corporation (ETRN) Stock?
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.
- Business Wire
ETRN and EQM Third Quarter 2019 Earnings and Conference Call
Equitrans Midstream Corporation and EQM Midstream Partners, LP will release their third quarter earnings on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, and will also host a conference call with analysts and investors at 9:00 am .
- American City Business Journals
Mountain Valley Pipeline to pay $2.15M to settle Virginia environmental lawsuit
It will also require MVP, which is owned by Equitrans Midstream Corp., to submit to environmental protection compliance.
- Simply Wall St.
Equitrans Midstream (NYSE:ETRN) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
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What Can We Learn From Equitrans Midstream Corporation’s (NYSE:ETRN) Investment Returns?
Today we'll look at Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN) and reflect on its potential as an investment...
- GuruFocus.com
Weekly CEO Buys Highlight
Details the CEO buys this past week for the following companies: Equitrans Midstream, MPLX, Align Technology, DXC Technology and Arconic Continue reading...
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Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN) Sr VP & CFO Kirk R Oliver Bought $220,570 of Shares
Sr VP & CFO of Equitrans Midstream Corp (30-Year Financial, Insider Trades) Kirk R Oliver (insider trades) bought 13,700 shares of ETRN on 08/05/2019 at an average price of $16.1 a share. Continue reading...
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Equitrans Midstream Corp (ETRN) Chairman and CEO Thomas F Karam Bought $1.6 million of Shares
Chairman and CEO of Equitrans Midstream Corp (30-Year Financial, Insider Trades) Thomas F Karam (insider trades) bought 100,000 shares of ETRN on 08/02/2019 at an average price of $16.39 a share. Continue reading...
