mlps rallied sharply this week
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MLPs Rallied Sharply This Week
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After getting clobbered over the past few months MLPs have finally started to recover, with this week's top story in the
energy sector being a massive move higher by MLPs. In fact, according to S&P Capital IQ data, five of the best performing
energy stocks this week were MLPs. Leading the way were Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE: ETE), Archrock
Partners (NASDAQ: APLP), Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ: MMLP), Teekay Offshore
Partners (NYSE: TOO), and Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE: TGP).
What:Energy Transfer Equity (NYSE: ETE) jumped 16.7% this week.
So What: Key driver: Inching forward
on the merger Energy Transfer Equity’s
pending merger with Williams Companies continues to inch forward and this past week Williams reiterated its commitment to the merger
Now What: According to an SEC filing,
Williams’ CEO sees a shareholder vote as early as April 20
Meanwhile, Energy Transfer Equity dispelled rumors that it planned to sell its stake in Sunoco to pay for the deal
Key takeaway: Investors are cheering as this merger drama appears to be nearing an end
What:Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE: TGP) surged 20.5% this week.
So What: Key driver: The MLP rally After falling as much as 35% on
the year, Teekay LNG Partners rallied along side most other MLPs this week
Higher oil and gas prices, improved industry credit conditions, and short covering all contributed to this week’s rally
Now What: Investors blindly sold off
MLPs over the past few months and are now starting to come to their senses
Key takeaway: After having time to think things over, investors realized Teekay LNG Partners isn’t in any financial trouble
What:Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ: MMLP) leapt 24.1% this week.
So What: Key driver: The MLP rally Like most MLPs, Martin
Midstream Partners sold off to start the year, down more than 35% at one point
Bargain hunters are now starting to move in and scooping up MLPs like Martin on the cheap
Now What: Investors like the fact that
Martin Midstream won’t be dependent on the capital market this year and will maintain a distribution coverage ratio of 1.0 times
Key takeaway: It turns out that the death of MLPs has been greatly exaggerated
What:Archrock Partners (NASDAQ: APLP) surged more than 39.9% this week.
So What: Key driver: The MLP rally After selling off units by
more than 25% to start the year, bargain hunters started to emerge
Investors shrugged off Archrock’s credit rating being downgraded deeper into junk by Moody’s on Monday
Now What: That’s despite the fact that the
credit rating agency made the downgrade to “reflect declining cash flow and weakening leverage resulting from lower fleet utilization and pricing pressure for natural gas compression units”
Key takeaway: Despite the credit concerns, investors are starting to believe that the company will make it through the downturn without any significant financial problems
What:Teeky offshore Partners (NYSE: TOO) surged over 62.1% this week.
So What: Key driver: The MLP rally Units of Teekay Offshore
Partners were cut in half to start the year after investors worried that the company might be heading into troubling times after a customer canceled a long standing contract
Now What: With oil prices rallying in recent
weeks it’s easing the minds of investors that the company’s customers would start to cancel contracts in droves
Key takeaway: Investors are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel that the oil market downturn might be nearing an end
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