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Track TRGP free→NYSEEnergyOil & Gas MidstreamSnapshot 2026-06-12
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is also neutral. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, and the company is capital-friendly in its approach. Risk is moderate, and the sector backdrop is a headwind, which may affect performance. Peer multiples imply a price about 86% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is rich, as it trades above peer multiples, and the longer horizon does not make that back through growth. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $272.60. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $273 the market pays 30× p/e — above the 18× p/e peer median but in line with its own 29× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $147 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with low confidence. Analysts: $226–$331. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 86% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about -8%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Flags: expensive valuation, weak execution quality, a turbulent sector regime (Heating).
For similar setups historically (n=889): about 49% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 85% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Energy names rated neutral grew net income 53% of the time over the next year (vs 60% for the rest of the cohort, n=1255).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.74x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Energy names rated neutral grew net income 33% of the time over the next year (vs 48% for the rest of the cohort, n=789).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $2.40 → $2.77 (+15.8% / 30d). 4 raised, 0 cut, 5 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 2 maintained. 86% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 11.2% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$117.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$281.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,630.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If it drops below this level, it may show weak operations and market conditions.
Confirms:Q2 adjusted EBITDA was less than $1.4 billion.
Disproves:Q2 adjusted EBITDA was more than $1.4 billion.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for TRGP yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
The press release and accompanying schedules and/or the conference call discussions include the non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) financial measures of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted cash flow from operations, adjusted free cash flow and adjusted operating margin (segment). The press release provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles gene…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$226.00 – $331.00 (median $259.50) · 16 analysts · as of 2026-05-27
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
TRGP Targa Resources | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 55 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
WMB Williams Companies | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 39 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
KMI Kinder Morgan | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 74 of 100 | full | moderate |
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LP | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 78 of 100 | fair | moderate |
OKE Oneok | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 48 of 100 | fair | moderate |
3 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Energy names rated neutral grew net income 45% of the time over the next year (vs 49% for the rest of the cohort, n=329).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Targa aims to increase its full year 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimate to between $5.7 billion and $5.9 billion.
Targa plans to maintain its 2026 net growth capital expenditures at approximately $4.5 billion.
Targa plans to recommend an annual common dividend per share of $5.00 in 2026, a 25% increase from 2025.
Why it matters: Changes may affect future growth and operations in the Permian region.
Confirms one read:Guidance is about $4.5 billion for net growth capex.
Confirms the other:Guidance is revised down from the $4.5 billion estimate.
Why it matters: Confirming the dividend shows Targa cares about giving value to shareholders. This can help investor trust.
Confirms:Management confirms a $5.00 annual dividend per share in the next earnings report.
Disproves:Management cuts the dividend forecast. It is now below $5.00 per share.
Why it matters: These new plants are crucial for future growth and meeting demand in the Permian.
Confirms:Both plants begin operations as scheduled in Q1 2028.
Disproves:Delays in the construction timeline for either plant.
Why it matters: Maintaining capex at this level is key for growth. It shows Targa is investing in its future.
Confirms:Management confirms the $4.5 billion capex plan in the next earnings call.
Disproves:Management revises the capex plan down from $4.5 billion.
Why it matters: Updates may show management's confidence in cash flow and how they use capital.
Confirms:They announced more share buybacks beyond the current $1.3 billion limit.
Disproves:No new announcements or a reduction in the share repurchase program.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 2, 2026, Targa Resources Corp. (the “Company”), along with certain of its subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), completed the previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of (i) $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.350% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and (ii) $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.050% Senior Notes due 2056 (the “2056 Notes,” and, together w…
The press release and accompanying schedules and/or the conference call discussions include the non-generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP”) financial measures of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted cash flow from operations, adjusted free cash flow and adjusted operating margin (segment). The press release provides reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles gene…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information contained in
Other Events. On February 25, 2026, the Company and certain of its subsidiary guarantors named therein (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell $1.5 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior notes…