US Capital Advisors Has Bearish Estimate for CQP Q2 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.62 EPS.

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

Cheniere Energy Partners Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE CQP opened at $63.80 on Wednesday. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 52 week low of $45.51 and a 52 week high of $68.30. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $62.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98 and a beta of 0.70.

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

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy Partners

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 worth $37,264,000 after acquiring an additional 137,477 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,377,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,313,000 after purchasing an additional 122,956 shares in the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd raised its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 59.4% in the 4th 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 period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners during the third quarter worth approximately $1,286,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners during the fourth quarter worth approximately $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.