Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P.

• Do You Want these 3 “Superior” MLPs for your Dividend Portfolio?

  By Karin Hernandez - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: CQP, EPD, PAA, SXL

   Today I’m examining the three MLPs (Master Limited Partnerships) that were listed in a recent article on InvestorPlace.com. The author, Jeff Reeves, likes these three for what he calls their “triple threat” of high yield, good share appreciation and stability as a company.

  An MLP is great in an income portfolio because it pays out a large part of its income as distributions to its partners, i.e more »

• Diamondback Energy Is Priced Like The Rarest Diamond Of The Permian Basin

  By Nathan Kirykos - April 15, 2013 | Tickers: FANG, MMP, MHR, SXL, WLL

  Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ: FANG) is a junior oil and gas producer which is most likely unknown for most investors. Why? Because it held its IPO in October 2012. The truth is that the stock has a positive momentum lately. Does this rosy stock performance match the company's fundamentals? 

  
  

  Separate The Hype From Reality 

   

  To make good calls, an investor must set the hype aside and focus on the fundamentals more »

• My Perfect Divided Portfolio - Summary and Update

  By Karin Hernandez - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: ABT, ABBV, EPD, LMT, MDP, PRE, SXL, WMB

  In December, I started building what I call my Perfect Dividend Portfolio – one company at a time, and analyzing each company using a rating system I developed myself.

  I review the stocks on seven different criteria; I feel that my selection covers the company’s past dividend-paying history, its potential future earnings growth, and the valuation of the company.

  The company must be yielding at least 3.0% annually, it more »

• Four Dividend All-Stars Going Ex-Dividend in February

  By Karin Hernandez - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: CMS, HCN, MMP, SXL

  I’ve been analyzing and writing about dividend companies for over six months, looking to build what I believe is the best Dividend Portfolio. I developed a complete ratings system, through which I assign scores to a company based on seven separate criteria I have chosen to represent superior dividend-paying potential, as well as possible gains in share price.

  So far I have selected seven companies for my Portfolio. I more »

• Building My Dividend Porfolio - Sunoco Logistics Partners

  By Karin Hernandez - January 27, 2013 | Tickers: EPD, KMP, SXL

  This is part seven of a ten-part series, which I will be publishing every week until the entire portfolio has been introduced. You can see Part One here, Abbott Laboratories; Part Two, PartnerRe Limited; Part Three, Enterprise Products Partners; Part Four, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; Part Five, Meredith Corp; and Part Six, Lockheed Martin.

  I have been analyzing dividend companies for over six months. I am now more than more »

• Enterprise Demands More Growth

  By Matthew DiLallo - November 5, 2012 | Tickers: EPD, MWE, RRC, SSL, SXL

  In Enterprise Product Partners’ (NYSE: EPD) latest quarterly earnings conference call COO A. James Teague said several things of note that are beginning to signal a slight shift in their growth outlook.  He said that,

   “The industry continues to present opportunities in both the supply and the demand side of the equation. It's an exciting time to be part of this industry and exciting to be working for Enterprise more »

• Range Finds a Home on the Mariner East

  By Matthew DiLallo - October 2, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, EPD, MWE, RRC, SXL

   “You might be a redneck if…the blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.” - Jeff Foxworthy

  While it’s not a direct correlation, but an energy pipeline has no real value until you start piping a liquid product through it.  That’s one reason Sunoco Logistics Partners (NYSE: SXL) can rest a little easier knowing that their Mariner more »

• Energy For Your Portfolio

  By Piyush Arora - September 20, 2012 | Tickers: ETP, SXL, SUN

  Natural gas prices have dipped significantly and so have the prices of coal, primarily due to the macroeconomic concerns about Europe. These concerns have forced investors to reduce and unload almost all of their holdings directly or indirectly related to Europe. The world is not ending; trust me it’s not, and contrarian investors have the opportunity to make money in this market by carefully investing in companies that have more »

• Insiders Bought This Utility Stock Yielding 8.9%

  By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 16, 2012 | Tickers: BPL, GEL, HEP, NS, SXL

  William Greehey, a board member at NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS), bought 490,000 shares of the company on September 10^th at an average price of $48.94. By investing nearly $24 million in NuStar (which increases his stake by about a third) rather than diversifying his investments, Greehey is signaling a good deal of confidence in the company’s future prospects. This is a theoretical reason why more »

• Permian Basin Midstream Players to Watch

  By Eric Fox - September 13, 2012 | Tickers: DPM, MMP, OXY, PAA, SXL

  The Association of Oil Pipe Lines, an industry group representing owners and operators of liquids pipelines, estimates that 500 miles of new pipelines will be needed annually to handle the growing development of various onshore resource plays across North America. The Permian Basin in Texas is expected to receive a significant share of this midstream investment as operators continue to allocate more capital here over the next few years.

  Crude more »

• A Refined Industry Outlook

  By Matthew DiLallo - July 6, 2012 | Tickers: DAL, ETP, PSX, SXL, SUN

  Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) recently announced that they were entering a joint venture with the Carlyle Group which will be called Philadelphia Energy Solutions.  The venture was established to run the 330,000 barrels of oil per day Philadelphia refinery that Sunoco had been looking to either idle or sell.  This deal marks the second east coast refinery deal this year and continues on an interesting trend in the refining industry more »

• This Stranded Commodity is About to be Rescued

  By Matthew DiLallo - June 29, 2012 | Tickers: EPD, MWE, RDS-A, SXL, DOW |

  I recently attended a conference that focused on how shale gas has the potential to lead to a renaissance in manufacturing here in the United States.  One of the speakers made a comment that really stuck out, saying that, “Ethane is a stranded commodity in” the Marcellus and Utica shale areas.  He pointed to transportation costs being one problem that needs to be addressed. While the commodity may currently be more »

• Where to Invest While You Wait for Natural Gas Prices to Heat Up

  By Matthew DiLallo - May 9, 2012 | Tickers: CHK, EPD, MWE, REXX, SXL

  While natural gas prices have seen a bit of an uptick of late, they are still around multi-year lows and at prices that don’t make drilling as profitable.  Yet, we know that our energy future here in America in the short to medium term will be fueled by natural gas while we hope for longer term solutions to arise in bio-fuels, hydrogen and other renewables. 

  One of the more more »

• Can Adding Some Sun(oco) Transfer More Energy into Your Portfolio?

  By Matthew DiLallo - May 1, 2012 | Tickers: ETP, EPD, SXL, SUN, VLO

  When I saw the alert on Monday morning that Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) was buying Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) I thought they couldn't be talking about the same Sunoco branded retail business I pass by on a daily basis.  The first question that popped into my mind was what would a natural gas pipeline company want with a low margin gas station business?  However, as I looked into the more »

• 3 Oil And Gas Stocks To Consider, 2 to Avoid

  By Christopher French - February 8, 2012 | Tickers: OKS, SHI, SXL, WPZ, YPF

  A good income investment strategy requires taking diversified positions in stocks that are subject to the least amount of risks that are present in their respective markets. For the energy sector, the Middle East will play a huge role in the near future and the companies that are not tied to the Middle East will be poised for success if current tensions escalate. Taking a preemptive position in companies that more »