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3 Midstream Stocks to Buy With $5,000 and Hold Forever

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The sector has gone through a transformation in the past decade, with midstream companies reducing leverage and being more disciplined when it comes to funding growth projects. Even better, the company has said it could pay excess distributions once its leverage is below 3 times and it has excess free cash flow.

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Why Energy Transfer Is My Top Investment for Passive Income

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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 That improving leverage ratio has provided Energy Transfer with increased financial flexibility. times target range.

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Move Over Nvidia and Palantir, This AI Juggernaut Is Up 628% Year to Date. Can the Stock's Momentum Continue?

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The company continues to see a ton of operating leverage in its business as sales climb, with gross margin for the quarter improving to 77.5% Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, climbed 72% to $722 million. Overall revenue climbed 39% to $1.2 billion, topping the $1.13

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The Ultimate Dividend Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

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Roughly 98% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) comes from cost-of-service arrangements or long-term contracts. Finally, Enbridge has a strong balance sheet with a conservative leverage ratio. times leverage ratio , well within its 4.5x-5.0x target range.

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AT&T's 5%-Yielding Dividend Continues to Grow Safer

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AT&T's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) rose 3.4% billion year over year , helping reduce its leverage ratio from 2.99 With its free cash flow rising and its leverage ratio falling, AT&T's high-yielding dividend is growing safer. That's enabling the company to repay debt.

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Enterprise Products Partners Is Set to Enter Growth Mode. Is It Time to Buy This Dividend Stock With a 7.3% Yield?

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Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ), meanwhile, rose 6% to nearly $2.5 Enterprise ended the quarter with leverage of 3x. It defines leverage as net debt adjusted for equity credit in junior subordinated notes (hybrids) divided by adjusted EBITDA. cents per unit.

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Why Cava Group Stock Popped Today

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Margins benefited from leverage from higher sales. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) nearly tripled, from $12.7 The company also showed off strong margin improvement as its restaurant-level profit margin improved to 26.5% from 26.1% in the quarter a year ago. million to $34.3