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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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I first added the midstream giant to my portfolio in early 2020, right before the pandemic hit. It repaid debt, which steadily drove down its leverage ratio. Today, Energy Transfer has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio in the lower half of its 4.0-to-4.5x times target range.

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3 Reasons to Buy Energy Transfer Stock Like There's No Tomorrow

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While Energy Transfer cut its distribution in half in 2020 to help repair its balance sheet, the distribution is higher today than before the cut. The company's balance sheet is currently in good shape, with leverage (as used by rating agencies) toward the low end of its 4x to 4.5x target range. It plans to spend around $3.1

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Is Kinder Morgan Stock a Buy?

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KMI Financial Debt to EBITDA (TTM) data by YCharts That said, a part of the problem was Kinder Morgan's more aggressive use of leverage than its peers'. Kinder Morgan's leverage is lower today, but it still tends to use more leverage than Enterprise. In 2020 the dividend ended up being increased by just 5%.

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This Magnificent Dividend Stock Is Partnering With Microsoft to Harness the Power of AI to Enhance Its Operations

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It's an extension of the digital-transformation initiatives the company began in 2020 to drive productivity and efficiency gains. The new collaboration will enable Enbridge to leverage AI powered by Microsoft Azure machine learning across its operations. Microsoft's technology has been the foundation of that strategy. million-$219.9

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Cathie Wood Has Been Piling Into Amazon Stock. Should Investors Follow Suit?

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Cathie Wood built a name for herself and her investment firm Ark Invest by racking up some huge gains between 2017 and 2020 in the exchange-traded fund Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEMKT: ARKK). However, since 2020 the ETF's performance has been much more volatile, including a 67% decline in 2022 followed by a nearly 68% gain in 2023.

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What's Next for Energy Transfer Stock and Its 8% Dividend Yield?

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In fact, back in 2020, the midstream company slashed its distribution in half. Approximately 90% of Energy Transfer's 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) is projected to come from fee-based activities. However, everything has not always been smooth for the company.

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Where Will Carnival Stock Be in 3 Years?

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The cruise line operator's revenue plunged in 2020 and 2021 as global travel ground to a halt during the pandemic, and it was forced to take on a lot more debt to stay solvent. Looking back at Carnival's slowdown and recovery In fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 (which ended in November 2021), Carnival's revenue and number of passengers plummeted.