Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for CQP Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a report released on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on CQP. Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $51.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Performance

NYSE:CQP opened at $63.81 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98 and a beta of 0.70. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 12 month low of $45.51 and a 12 month high of $68.30. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $61.89.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 28.84% and a negative return on equity of 325.95%.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.775 dividend. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This is a boost from Cheniere Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Cheniere Energy Partners’s dividend payout ratio is 72.77%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 21.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 764,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,264,000 after buying an additional 137,477 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,377,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,313,000 after purchasing an additional 122,956 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd boosted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 59.4% during the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 96,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,126,000 after purchasing an additional 35,954 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners during the third quarter worth $1,286,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners during the fourth quarter worth $1,365,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Partners Company Profile

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.