US Capital Advisors Forecasts Cheniere Energy Q4 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $3.88 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.90. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $11.69 per share.

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

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Bank of America raised their target price on Cheniere Energy from $254.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Cheniere Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Argus started coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $255.00 to $247.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Cheniere Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $251.46.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

LNG stock opened at $230.67 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $51.40 billion, a PE ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $222.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $217.55. Cheniere Energy has a 1-year low of $153.03 and a 1-year high of $257.65.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.05%.

Insider Transactions at Cheniere Energy

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 33,934 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,448,852.34. The trade was a 20.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 170.5% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC boosted its position in Cheniere Energy by 373.1% in the fourth quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 123 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Cheniere Energy by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 125 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

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.