US Capital Advisors Weighs in on Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note issued to investors 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.

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

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Mizuho increased their target price 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. StockNews.com upgraded Cheniere Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Barclays raised their price target on Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $239.79.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of LNG opened at $232.38 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 0.94. Cheniere Energy has a twelve month low of $152.88 and a twelve month high of $257.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $224.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.02.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,448,852.34. This trade represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Cheniere Energy by 89.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,945 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,808 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 10.1% during the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 15,871 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,854,000 after buying an additional 1,460 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 14.2% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,978 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,794,000 after buying an additional 1,240 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1.7% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 940,200 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $169,086,000 after acquiring an additional 15,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 6,394 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after acquiring an additional 1,203 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.