US Capital Advisors Predicts Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cheniere Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.78 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.51. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $9.76 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.11 EPS.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The energy company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 27.05% and a return on equity of 39.42%.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America began coverage on Cheniere Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $215.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $208.00 to $204.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $201.00 to $217.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $199.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $200.00.

Cheniere Energy Price Performance

NYSE LNG opened at $182.63 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $183.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.81. Cheniere Energy has a 52 week low of $152.31 and a 52 week high of $193.16. The stock has a market cap of $41.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.90 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 8.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,270,853 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $921,503,000 after purchasing an additional 413,744 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. lifted its stake in Cheniere Energy by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,242,899 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $566,956,000 after acquiring an additional 273,588 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Cheniere Energy by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,921,837 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $510,825,000 after acquiring an additional 202,097 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its stake in Cheniere Energy by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 2,060,622 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $360,259,000 after acquiring an additional 99,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,980,767 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $346,268,000 after purchasing an additional 240,427 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.48%.

About Cheniere Energy

Cheniere Energy, Inc, an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company also owns Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several interstate and intrastate pipelines; and operates Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21.5-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with various interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines.