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Targa Resources Corp.

$TRGP·$60B·Oil & Gas Midstream·Energy
$288.49+1.6%YTD+50.9%1Y+71.2%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 4d ago
TRTRGP
$TRGPTarga Resources Corp.
$288.49+1.60%21 posts
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The complete picture of $TRGP on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

21X posts · last 7 days
Sep 21Oct 4

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $TRGP — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Targa is up 51% YTD on NGL and Permian export growth — Nov 4 earnings is the next capacity-add read.

Targa Resources is the leading US NGL midstream operator — fractionation, pipeline transport, and Mont Belvieu export economics. The business is capturing continued Permian production growth plus LPG export demand.

  • The economics are strong: Q1 revenue +10.3% YoY at a 23.1% operating margin and ROIC of 14.1% — top-decile midstream metrics with fee-based and spread-driven revenue both contributing.
  • At 28.7x PE and 3.9x sales the valuation is premium — the market is paying for NGL export leverage plus continued fractionation capacity additions.
  • 52-week range position is 83% with volume at 111% of average — upper range on above-average volume, confirming the acceleration is being absorbed by committed holders.

Nov 4 Q3 is the gate — any continued fractionation volume plus Permian production growth extends the move. A capacity-add slip or any NGL pricing softening and the stock gives back some YTD gain.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q3 — fractionation volumes, Mont Belvieu export economics, Permian throughput, operating-margin trajectory, and FY27 guide. A capacity-add slip is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Targa Resources gathers, processes, and transports natural gas and NGLs, primarily serving producers in the Permian Basin.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Midstream sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $TRGP.

Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy

No material change from last week — LNG export capacity expansion and record Permian gas throughput are the structural demand drivers for fee-based midstream.

What this means for $TRGP

Partial — Targa Resources gathers, processes, and transports natural gas and NGLs, primarily serving producers in the Permian Basin.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
28.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
14.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
23.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
72.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
36.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
5.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$3.54$2.83+25.1%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$2.21$2.48-10.9%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$2.51$2.30+9.1%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$2.20$2.11+4.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $2.69

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$4.4B+10.3%48.2%27.8%$3.56$431.2M
Q1 FY26$4.1B-15.6%31.1%20.7%$2.23$-160.0M
Q4 FY25$4.1B-7.9%43.1%22.6%$2.53$542.3M
Q3 FY25$4.2B+8.1%23.3%21.1%$2.21$-72.6M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$19.0B$18.2B – $19.6B$11.27$10.93 – $11.716
FY27$23.8B$22.6B – $25.3B$12.33$11.03 – $14.336
FY28$27.0B$21.3B – $29.5B$14.96$12.83 – $18.467
FY29$32.3B$27.4B – $35.1B$16.82$13.51 – $18.723
FY30$35.6B$30.2B – $38.7B$19.32$15.52 – $21.515

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.85%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+13.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 211.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.725-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 1Paul W ChungDirector1.8K sh$538KSellAug 25Charles R CrispDirector3.0K sh$871KSellAug 21Waters S DavisDirector2.4K sh$719KSellMay 12Charles R CrispDirector10.6K sh$2.7M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsSep 33
AI summary

Brent B. Secrest (President, Logistics and Transportation of Targa Resources Corp.) filed an initial Form 3 as of September 1, 2026, disclosing indirect beneficial ownership of 2,500 shares of common stock held through Secrest Family Partnership, Ltd. No derivative securities were reported. Routine new officer initial ownership disclosure; no open-market transactions.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 258-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Targa Resources appointed Brent B. Secrest as President – Logistics and Transportation, effective September 1, 2026. Secrest, 53, most recently served as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer at Enterprise Products Holdings from September 2019 to May 2025. Senior midstream leadership appointment; Secrest brings deep LNG, natural gas marketing, and liquid hydrocarbons commercial experience from Enterprise.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Targa Resources reported H1 and Q2 2026 financial results for the six months and three months ended June 30, 2026 via press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, with a conference call webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET on August 6. The press release includes non-GAAP financial measures. Routine quarterly earnings announcement for a major midstream gathering and processing company; full results and updated guidance are in the attached exhibit.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 233
AI summary

A new Targa Resources director or officer filed Form 3 reporting no securities beneficially held in either Table I or Table II. Routine initial ownership disclosure with zero holdings at time of appointment.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Targa Resources Board appointed Thomas Mathiasmeier as a Class II Director on July 16, 2026, also naming him to the Audit Committee. Mathiasmeier retired from ConocoPhillips in June 2026 where he served as President, Global Gas, Power & Emerging Markets, previously holding senior roles in natural gas marketing, LNG, power, and origination. Strong midstream/energy sector director addition; Mathiasmeier's COP background brings strategic LNG and natural gas commercial expertise directly relevant to Targa's business.

8-KMaterial agreementJul 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Targa Resources Partners LP and Targa Receivables LLC (SPV) entered into the Seventeenth Amendment to their Receivables Purchase Agreement with PNC Bank as administrator and LC Bank on July 1, 2026, amending the facility originally dated January 1 (year unspecified). Routine administrative amendment to Targa's accounts receivable securitization facility; seventeen amendments reflect ongoing maintenance of the credit structure over its life.

8-KShareholder voteMay 228-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 78-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Midstream Free Cash Flow Drives Growth & Capital Returnsetftrends.com·9h agoChickasaw Capital Management LLC Reduces Holdings in Targa Resources, Inc. $TRGPdefenseworld.net·19h agoHere's Why Targa Resources, Inc. (TRGP) is a Strong Growth Stockzacks.com·2d agoIs Targa Resources Stock a Smart Hold in Today's Market?zacks.com·11d agoAnalyst Rating Boosts May Signal More Upside for These 3 Stocksmarketbeat.com·11d ago

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