NuStar Energy L.P. Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.27 Per Share (NYSE:NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE:NS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NuStar Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the pipeline company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for NuStar Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NuStar Energy’s FY2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

NuStar Energy (NYSE:NS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The pipeline company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $451.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.69 million. NuStar Energy had a return on equity of 107.61% and a net margin of 16.75%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.34 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on NS. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $23.00 price target (up previously from $20.00) on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $19.00 price target on shares of NuStar Energy in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company raised NuStar Energy from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $18.00 to $21.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Raymond James reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of NuStar Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com initiated coverage on NuStar Energy in a research note on Saturday, April 13th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NuStar Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $19.43.

NuStar Energy Trading Up 5.4 %

Shares of NYSE NS opened at $21.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.23 and a beta of 1.70. NuStar Energy has a 12-month low of $14.70 and a 12-month high of $24.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.76. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $23.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NuStar Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of NuStar Energy by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 339,900 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $6,349,000 after acquiring an additional 14,900 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of NuStar Energy by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,535,454 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $66,042,000 after acquiring an additional 351,608 shares in the last quarter. DRW Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NuStar Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $675,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of NuStar Energy by 298.8% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 526,838 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $9,841,000 after acquiring an additional 394,719 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NuStar Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $280,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.13% of the company’s stock.

NuStar Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 26th will be given a dividend of $0.212 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 25th. NuStar Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 225.35%.

About NuStar Energy

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the transportation, terminalling, and storage of petroleum products and renewable fuels, and transportation of anhydrous ammonia in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment engages in the transportation of refined products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia.