How to buy NuStar Energy L-P stock

NuStar Energy L.P is an oil & gas midstream business based in the US. NuStar Energy L-P shares (NS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in NuStar Energy L-P

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for NuStar Energy L-P. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: NS. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until NuStar Energy L-P reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of NuStar Energy L-P, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of NuStar Energy L-P. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

NuStar Energy L-P share price

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NuStar Energy L-P shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$5.7514 - USD$21.1858
50-day moving average	USD$16.0109
200-day moving average	USD$13.6248
Wall St. target price	USD$17.9
PE ratio	14.85
Dividend yield	USD$1.6 (8.85%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-6.564

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NuStar Energy L-P financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	29.3%
Gross profit TTM	USD$821.9 million
Return on assets TTM	4.7%
Return on equity TTM	-9.37%
Profit margin	-13.43%
Book value	$4.906
Market capitalisation	USD$2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting NuStar Energy L-P shares

There are currently 1.9 million NuStar Energy L-P shares held short by investors – that's known as NuStar Energy L-P's "short interest". This figure is 14.7% up from 1.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting NuStar Energy L-P shares can be evaluated.

NuStar Energy L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

NuStar Energy L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of NuStar Energy L-P shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of NuStar Energy L-P shares traded daily (recently around 565815.91591592). NuStar Energy L-P's SIR currently stands at 3.33. In other words for every 100,000 NuStar Energy L-P shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3330 shares are currently held short.

However NuStar Energy L-P's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of NuStar Energy L-P shares, or, against the total number of tradable NuStar Energy L-P shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case NuStar Energy L-P's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 NuStar Energy L-P shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.025% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable NuStar Energy L-P shares, roughly 25 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against NuStar Energy L-P.

Find out more about how you can short NuStar Energy L-P stock.

NuStar Energy L-P share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, NuStar Energy L-P's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.7514 up to $21.1858. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while NuStar Energy L-P's is 2.5704. This would suggest that NuStar Energy L-P's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

NuStar Energy L-P overview

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the terminalling, storage, and marketing of petroleum products in the United States and internationally. The company also engages in the transportation of petroleum products and anhydrous ammonia. It operates through three segments: Pipeline, Storage, and Fuels Marketing. The Pipeline segment transports refined petroleum products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia. The Storage segment owns terminal and storage facilities, which offer storage, handling, and other services for petroleum products, crude oil, specialty chemicals, and other liquids. This segment also provides pilotage, tug assistance, line handling, launch, emergency response, and other ship services. The Fuels Marketing segment is involved in bunkering operations in the Gulf Coast; blending operations; and purchase of petroleum products for resale. As of December 31, 2019, the company had 3,205 miles of refined product pipelines and 2,155 miles of crude oil pipelines in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico; a 2,150-mile refined product pipeline originating in southern Kansas and terminating at Jamestown, North Dakota; a 450-mile refined product pipeline originating at Marathon Petroleum Corporation's Mandan, North Dakota refinery and terminating in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2,000 miles of anhydrous ammonia pipelines; and 40 terminal and storage facilities, which offer approximately 61.3 million barrels of storage capacity. NuStar Energy L.P. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of NuStar Energy L-P is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 10.424% of NuStar Energy L-P shares are held by insiders and 57.886% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for NuStar Energy L-P?

  NuStar Energy L-P's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is NuStar Energy L-P based?

  NuStar Energy L-P's address is: 19003 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX, United States, 78257

• What is NuStar Energy L-P's ISIN number?

  NuStar Energy L-P's international securities identification number is: US67058H1023

• What is NuStar Energy L-P's CUSIP number?

  NuStar Energy L-P's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 67058H102