Energy Transfer vs. Enterprise Products Partners: Which High-Yield Pipeline Stock Will Outperform in 2026?

Two of the top midstream master limited partnerships (MLPs) no doubt are Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD). Both companies own top-tier pipeline assets, although Enterprise has historically been the more conservatively run company. It has also been the better performer in 2025, generating about a 10% total return after distributions, while Energy Transfer's stock has been in the red this year.The question, though, is which stock will outperform next year. Let's look at the cases for both stocks.Energy Transfer is one of the best-positioned companies to benefit from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom and the industry's voracious need for power. It owns one of the country's largest integrated midstream systems and has access to some of the cheapest natural gas in the country, given its strong position in the Permian Basin, where drillers are more concerned about oil. Meanwhile, the company's entered growth mode, with nearly $10 billion in aggregate growth-project capital expenditures (capex) earmarked for both this year and next.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool