Cheniere Energy Q1 EPS Forecast Cut by US Capital Advisors

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a report released on Tuesday, November 26th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.74 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.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $3.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $2.06. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 22.70% and a return on equity of 41.44%. The company had revenue of $3.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.76 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. Cheniere Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on LNG. Barclays raised 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. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $232.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $215.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted 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. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $242.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.89.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 1.1 %

LNG stock opened at $224.10 on Thursday. Cheniere Energy has a one year low of $152.31 and a one year high of $225.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.31 and a beta of 0.94. 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 fifty day moving average of $195.95 and a 200-day moving average of $180.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new position in Cheniere Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Lynx Investment Advisory acquired a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 5,000.0% in the 2nd quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 153 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio 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.