Energy Transfer Lp (ET US, +1, 21-Aug-26)

Kelcy Warren (Chairman since Jan 2021, first joined 1995) bought 1 million shares on August 19th at $21.26. He is the founder and has been a frequent buyer of the shares, with a mixed record. The size of this recent purchase is not unusual and inches his holdings higher to 308.4m shares (9% of the company). His last purchase was in November 2025 at $16.88, and it is interesting to see him add at a higher price, the highest price he has paid since 2015. 

We ranked this stock +N ten days ago based on a $250,000 purchase from James “Rick” Perry (Director since 2020) at $20.23. He has made only two prior buys, both timely, with the last in November 2023 at $13.50. He is a former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Governor of Texas. The company reported on August 4th. 

This is the first insider activity since Warren’s purchase in November 2025, and now, with two notable insider purchases, we are upgrading the stock further, from +N (moderately positive) to +1 (strongly positive).

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