FY2025 EPS Estimates for Cheniere Energy Raised by Analyst

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Cheniere Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $11.27 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $10.33. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $9.76 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America began coverage on Cheniere Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $201.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced 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, Barclays boosted their target price 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 issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $200.00.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 5.2 %

NYSE:LNG opened at $191.38 on Wednesday. Cheniere Energy has a 12-month low of $152.31 and a 12-month high of $193.16. The firm has a market cap of $43.30 billion, a PE ratio of 10.20 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. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $183.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $173.00.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The energy company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for 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%.

Cheniere Energy Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is 10.66%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lewis Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Cheniere Energy by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 4,038 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $726,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Vickerman Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vickerman Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 18,294 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,290,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. M&G PLC grew its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 21.0% during the third quarter. M&G PLC now owns 268,834 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $48,390,000 after acquiring an additional 46,602 shares during the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,556 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $819,000 after acquiring an additional 804 shares during the period. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Cheniere Energy by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 60,676 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $10,912,000 after purchasing an additional 4,549 shares during the last quarter. 87.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.