Cheniere Energy Q1 EPS Forecast Cut by US Capital Advisors

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, November 26th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $2.74 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.78. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $11.26 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.86 EPS.

LNG has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $232.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $208.00 to $204.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $201.00 to $217.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $212.89.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE LNG opened at $224.10 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $50.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.31 and a beta of 0.94. Cheniere Energy has a 1 year low of $152.31 and a 1 year high of $225.44. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $195.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $180.84.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $3.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.87 by $2.06. The firm had revenue of $3.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.76 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 22.70% and a return on equity of 41.44%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Cheniere Energy by 215.7% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 62,551 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $10,936,000 after acquiring an additional 42,737 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $818,000. M&G PLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. M&G PLC now owns 268,834 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $48,390,000 after buying an additional 46,602 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,324,360 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $238,173,000 after buying an additional 37,729 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 113,635 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $20,436,000 after purchasing an additional 2,768 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.89%. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.77%.

Cheniere Energy Company Profile

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.