<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of  Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET - Free Report) by 33.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,628 shares of the pipeline company's stock after buying an additional 15,523 shares during the quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC's holdings in Energy Transfer were worth $1,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Energy Transfer</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Smart Money Piles Into GRID ETF on Trillion-Dollar Power Upgrade</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC increased its position in  Energy Transfer by 1.2% during the second quarter. Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC now owns 2,036,000 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $36,913,000 after buying an additional 25,000 shares during the last quarter.  HBW Advisory Services LLC increased its position in  Energy Transfer by 24.0% during the second quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 38,465 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $697,000 after buying an additional 7,436 shares during the last quarter.  Helen Stephens Group LLC increased its position in  Energy Transfer by 13.4% during the second quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 20,539 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 2,420 shares during the last quarter.  Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its position in  Energy Transfer by 3.4% during the second quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 188,309 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $3,414,000 after buying an additional 6,262 shares during the last quarter.  Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in  Energy Transfer by 137.8% during the second quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 27,345 shares of the pipeline company's stock worth $496,000 after buying an additional 15,844 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  38.22% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analysts Set New Price Targets</h2><p>ET has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo &amp; Company  reissued an &#34;overweight&#34; rating and set a $23.00 price target (up previously from $21.00) on shares of Energy Transfer in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Scotiabank began coverage on Energy Transfer in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. They set a &#34;sector outperform&#34; rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho boosted their price objective on Energy Transfer from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. reduced their price objective on Energy Transfer from $25.00 to $23.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on Energy Transfer in a report on Monday, July 7th. They set a &#34;buy&#34; rating and a $22.00 price objective for the company. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one  has assigned  a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Energy Transfer presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus target price of $22.54.</p><ul><li>3 Infrastructure Stocks Riding the U.S. Building Boom</li></ul><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Report on ET</b></p><h2>Energy Transfer Trading Down 0.2%</h2><p>Shares of NYSE:ET opened at $17.45 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock has a market cap of $59.90 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50 day moving average of $17.55 and a 200-day moving average of $17.65. Energy Transfer LP has a 12-month low of $14.60 and a 12-month high of $21.45. </p><ul><li>3 Top Stocks Under $20 Riding the “Made in America” Wave</li></ul><p>Energy Transfer (NYSE:ET - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The pipeline company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32. The firm had revenue of $19.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.07 billion. Energy Transfer had a return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 5.80%.The company's revenue was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.35 EPS.  As a group, equities research analysts forecast that  Energy Transfer LP will post 1.46 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Energy Transfer Increases Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%. This is a boost from Energy Transfer's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Energy Transfer's payout ratio is presently 102.33%. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In related news, Director Kelcy L. Warren acquired 1,350,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $17.36 per share, with a total value of $23,436,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 69,178,477 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,200,938,360.72. The trade was a 1.99% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>Energy Transfer Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Energy Transfer</li><li>How to Short Nasdaq: An Easy-to-Follow Guide</li><li>Ride the Luxury Retail Wave with These 3 High-End Brand Stocks</li><li>What Are Dividend Contenders? 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<p>Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Energy Transfer LP by 33.7% in Q2, owning 61,628 shares valued at $1.12 million. Other institutional investors also raised their positions. Analysts have set a consensus target price of $22.54 for Energy Transfer, with a "Moderate Buy" rating. The stock opened at $17.45, with a market cap of $59.90 billion and a PE ratio of 13.53. Energy Transfer reported $0.32 EPS for the last quarter, matching estimates, but revenue fell 7.2% year-over-year.</p>

Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC Has $1.12 Million Stock Position in Energy Transfer LP $ET