Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – US Capital Advisors dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $2.24 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.86. 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 $2.77 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.33 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on LNG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $252.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $255.00 to $247.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $277.00 price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cheniere Energy presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $251.46.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:LNG opened at $237.91 on Wednesday. Cheniere Energy has a 1 year low of $153.03 and a 1 year high of $257.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $222.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $53.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.72 and a beta of 0.67.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director now directly owns 33,934 shares in the company, valued at $7,448,852.34. This represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.84%. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is presently 14.05%.

Cheniere Energy Company Profile

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.