Enterprise Products is a North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products, and petrochemicals. The partnership's assets include over 50,000 miles of natural gas, NGL, refined product, and petrochemical pipelines; 260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, refined products, and crude oil; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. The company completed its IPO in July 1998. The company is not a component of the S&P 500. Enterprise currently employs about 7,700 people.

Insider-sentiment data from Vickers Stock Research continues to reflect pronounced caution from corporate executives, directors, and beneficial owners. And in an environment of ongoing volatility in the stock market (with the VIX recently as high as 25, as low as 15, and currently at 19) and a wild newsflow (the shutdown, earnings news, interest-rate agita), a cautious stance is not unreasonable. Last week supported that view, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 1.3%, the S&P 500 1.8%, and the Nasdaq 3.2%. Yet for the year, the DJIA is up 10%, the S&P 500 has gained 14%, and the Nasdaq has popped 19%. So the bull/bear struggle is ongoing, but the 2025 year-to-date performance data suggests the bullish case is still intact. Will insiders roll over and take a more-constructive posture once earnings season is over and they are again able to trade without restriction? Time will tell. Insider buying outpaced insider selling in two sectors over the past week. In Real Estate, insiders bought shares valued at $1.6 million, while selling shares valued at $1.3 million. Additionally, buying drove the activity in Materials over the past week, with shares valued at $627,631 bought versus $627,467 sold. Buying activity was also notable in the Consumer Staples sector, just barely lagging insider selling. Meanwhile, the greatest level of selling occurred in Healthcare, with shares valued at $682 million sold versus $1.4 million bought by insiders. Selling activity was also of note in Information Technology, Energy, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary. This week, analysts at Vickers highlighted insider transactions of interest at Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) and Monro Inc. (NGS: MNRO).

Value stocks -- a market segment that includes high-yield stocks -- outperformed growth stocks in 2022. In early 2025, value stocks once again outperformed growth and remained on top for about six months. That's a recent rarity, as for the past decade-plus, the performance record has favored growth. Since 2015, the Russell 1000 Growth Index has climbed nearly 400%, compared to an advance of almost 100% for the Russell 1000 Value Index. The value sector is the place to achieve income. The current yield on the iShares Russell 1000 Value Index ETF is 1.9%, compared to the 0.4% current yield on the iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index ETF. For the Argus High-Yield Theme Model Portfolio, we seek new holdings that feature yields (at least) close to 3.0%. That moves us deep into the value segment of the market. When we look for attractive high-yield/deep-value stocks, we look for low valuations on metrics such as price/earnings, price/sales, price/book, yield, and price/ cash flow. We also look for companies with clean balance sheets, high levels of profitability, high-quality earnings, and experienced management teams. The current portfolio includes 30 BUY-rated stocks with a diversified representation in each of the 11 major sectors. The following is a partial list of the stocks in our High-Yield portfolio, with their current dividend yield.

Value stocks -- a market segment that includes high-yield stocks -- outperformed growth stocks in 2022. In early 2025, value stocks once again outperformed growth and remained on top for about six months. That's a recent rarity, as for the past decade-plus, the performance record has favored growth. But the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines gave a lift to some of the cyclical companies (energy and regional banks) that had lagged, and value stocks outpaced growth stocks that year. While growth stocks have retaken the lead since 2023, the Federal Reserve continues to keep interest rates high to fend off inflation. This could possibly cap multiple expansion for growth companies in coming quarters. In any event, the value sector is the place to achieve income.