AMTR News and Press, UBS AG LONDON From 05/05/21

President Biden supports raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, and the Biden Administration has also proposed raising the income tax rate for the highest earners from 37% to 39.6% and increasing the rate on capital gains and dividends from 20% to 39.6% for those with annual inco...

Oil prices have likely recovered more quickly than anticipated thanks to the disciplined cooperation of OPEC+. While midstream is unique from other energy sectors given its more defensive, fee-based business model, midstream MLPs and C-Corps have participated in energy’s rally....

The reflation trade remains in focus given positive expectations for economic growth and ongoing inflation concerns with bond yields rising. For income-seeking investors, MLPs and midstream offer attractive income and stand to benefit from a continuation of the reflation trade given t...

With only a single cut and a few additional names growing their dividends, the overall picture for dividends has continued to improve. For AMNA, a broad midstream composite index containing both MLPs and C-Corps, 37 of 38 dividend-paying names raised or maintained their dividends sequ...

Low interest rates for much of the last ten years have made it much tougher for investors seeking income from traditional sources such as bonds. Despite a recent improvement in performance, midstream yields remain well above historical averages and are superior to other income-oriente...

After macro headwinds dominated 2020, could company-level improvements and a macro recovery support midstream in 2021? A few names have begun to offer financial guidance for this year, which helps to frame the sector’s stability going forward. Independent of oil and natural...

The average leverage ratio for the AMZI dropped from 4.35x in 2016 to 4.03x in 3Q20 and from 4.24x to 3.91x for AMNA during the same period. Leverage has trended down in 2020 as company actions prioritizing financial discipline and resilient earnings drove balance sheet improvements. ...

Out of the 39 dividend-paying constituents in Alerian's broadest midstream index, AMNA, 33 companies maintained payouts, 3 cut, and 3 grew sequentially. Multiple names have provided 2021 dividend/distribution guidance and are anticipating flat or increasing payouts. Although some ...