Capula Management Ltd Sells 4,313 Shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Capula Management Ltd lowered its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) by 73.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,553 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 4,313 shares during the quarter. Capula Management Ltd’s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $334,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in Cheniere Energy by 26.8% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,800 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,662,000 after acquiring an additional 3,124 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $333,000. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Cheniere Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $868,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in Cheniere Energy by 3.5% during the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 14,062 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $2,529,000 after purchasing an additional 470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 16.0% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 48,124 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $8,655,000 after purchasing an additional 6,640 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LNG opened at $201.63 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $45.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.17 and a beta of 0.67. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 52-week low of $152.88 and a 52-week high of $257.65. 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 firm’s fifty day moving average is $221.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $212.58.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. As a group, analysts anticipate that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cheniere Energy news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of Cheniere Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total value of $1,975,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on LNG shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. 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. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $239.79.

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.