Capital One Financial Has Pessimistic View of EE Q2 Earnings

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Excelerate Energy in a report issued on Thursday, April 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst W. Suki now forecasts that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Excelerate Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Northland Securities increased their price target on Excelerate Energy from $29.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $31.00 price target (up from $22.00) on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Excelerate Energy from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “underweight” rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Excelerate Energy in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Excelerate Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.17.

Excelerate Energy Trading Down 4.5 %

NYSE EE opened at $24.74 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99, a PEG ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 4.12 and a current ratio of 4.12. Excelerate Energy has a one year low of $14.98 and a one year high of $32.99. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $29.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.01.

Excelerate Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th were paid a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. Excelerate Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.20%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Excelerate Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EE. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $220,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Excelerate Energy by 34.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,000 after purchasing an additional 12,802 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $580,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $283,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Excelerate Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $403,000. 21.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Excelerate Energy Company Profile

Excelerate Energy, Inc provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects.