ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS Analyst Ratings Update

BG Group (BG.L) and Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE:ETE) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (ETP) (collectively, "Energy Transfer") on December 17, 2015 announced that the Lake Charles LNG Project has received approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate a natural gas liquefaction and export facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Around 2.77 million shares have been traded, versus an-average trading volume of 16.44 million shares. It finally closed at $11.08 by the fall of -5.78%.

A number of brokerages have commented on ETE. Equities research analysts expect that Energy Transfer Partners LP will post $1.46 EPS for the current fiscal year. They also gave their stock a zero star rating. Evercore ISI began coverage on shares of Energy Transfer Equity in a report on Monday, October 26th. Our stocks momentum model is shown on the price chart below. Energy Transfer Partners presently have an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $55.87. 9 have rated it as a strong buy. Brent crude prices plunged to the lowest level since 2004 on persistent concern about a global supply glut as the Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. crude oil supplies rose 4.8 million barrels to 490.7 million in the second week of December, while the OPEC's production rate stood at 31.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in November 2015. The company has a market cap of $18.46 billion.

Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE:ETP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. In the last 50 and 100 days, Energy Transfer Equity LP is down 54.41% and down 63.01%, respectively. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS.

Now the company Insiders own 3.28% of Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. shares, according to the proxy statements. This represents a $4.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 14.37%.

Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) is Initiated by Jefferies to Buy according to the research report released to the investors. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Discover Which Stocks Can Turn Every $10,000 into $42,749! The shares were acquired at an average cost of $12.90 per share, for a total transaction of $64,500.00. The hedge fund owned 6,653 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,400 shares during the period. Energy Transfer Equity accounts for about 2.8% of ING Groep's portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position.

Shares of ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS (NYSE: ETP) ended the Thursday session in red amid volatile trading.

Furthermore, Williams Companies and Williams Partners bring with them a very compelling pipeline of growth opportunities. ETP is managed by its general partner, Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P. (General Partner or ETP GP), and ETP GP is managed by its general partner, Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C. (ETP LLC), which is owned by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., another publicly traded master limited partnership (ETE). In particular, the two companies will work together to develop a user-friendly diagnostic system for clinical prenatal DNA and oncology testing in the Chinese market.