Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Energy Transfer (ET)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET):

• 10/15/2025 – Energy Transfer had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have a $25.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/15/2025 – Energy Transfer had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – Energy Transfer had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/27/2025 – Energy Transfer had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/2/2025 – Energy Transfer is now covered by analysts at Scotiabank. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/26/2025 – Energy Transfer had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $24.00 to $23.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Energy Transfer Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. This is an increase from Energy Transfer’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.8%. Energy Transfer’s payout ratio is currently 102.33%.

Insider Activity at Energy Transfer

In related news, Director Kelcy L. Warren purchased 1,350,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $17.36 per share, with a total value of $23,436,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 69,178,477 shares in the company, valued at $1,200,938,360.72. This trade represents a 1.99% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 3.28% of the company’s stock.

Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users.