Q1 EPS Forecast for Cheniere Energy Raised by Analyst

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a report released on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $2.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.76. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $11.69 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.90 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.13 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on LNG. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $239.79.

Cheniere Energy Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of LNG stock opened at $231.85 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $51.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.29 and a beta of 0.94. Cheniere Energy has a 52-week low of $152.88 and a 52-week high of $257.65. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.86.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $1.59. The business had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.44 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 37.19%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,681,846 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,220,858,000 after buying an additional 243,418 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Cheniere Energy by 3.2% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,438,428 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $978,047,000 after buying an additional 167,575 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 195.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,200,456 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $755,410,000 after acquiring an additional 2,776,920 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,126,512 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $886,664,000 after acquiring an additional 379,142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,237,303 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $695,599,000 after acquiring an additional 450,031 shares in the last quarter. 87.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 33,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,448,852.34. This represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is 14.05%.

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.