US Capital Advisors Weighs in on Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $2.74 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.78. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $11.26 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.86 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Bank of America began coverage on Cheniere Energy in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They set a “buy” rating and a $215.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $242.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $199.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $232.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $208.00 to $204.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.89.

Cheniere Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LNG opened at $221.77 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $49.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.16 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $194.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. Cheniere Energy has a twelve month low of $152.31 and a twelve month high of $225.44.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $3.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $2.06. The company had revenue of $3.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.76 billion. Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 41.44% and a net margin of 22.70%. The firm’s revenue was down 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MCF Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Lynx Investment Advisory bought a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 5,000.0% during the second quarter. Carolinas Wealth Consulting LLC now owns 153 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 18th. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.90%. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is currently 12.77%.

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.