First Trust Advisors LP Invests $9.21 Million in Venture Global, Inc. $VG

First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 584,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,207,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. UBS Group AG grew its stake in Venture Global by 520.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 6,279,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,827,000 after acquiring an additional 5,268,053 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in Venture Global in the 2nd quarter valued at $76,489,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 82.7% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,812,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,739,000 after purchasing an additional 4,893,707 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 258.1% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,248,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,341,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Readystate Asset Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 299.3% during the fourth quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 2,216,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,116,000 after purchasing an additional 1,661,312 shares during the last quarter.

Venture Global Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VG opened at $13.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.40, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50-day moving average of $12.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.05. Venture Global, Inc. has a 12 month low of $5.72 and a 12 month high of $17.62.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.07. Venture Global had a return on equity of 26.90% and a net margin of 16.94%.The business had revenue of $4.60 billion for the quarter. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 58.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Venture Global, Inc. will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Venture Global Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.018 per share. This represents a $0.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Venture Global’s payout ratio is 7.78%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Venture Global

In related news, CFO Jonathan W. Thayer sold 111,111 shares of Venture Global stock in a transaction on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.21, for a total transaction of $1,578,887.31. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Fory Musser sold 233,735 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.61, for a total transaction of $2,947,398.35. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 4,459,399 shares of company stock valued at $58,670,384 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 84.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $18.00 target price on Venture Global in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research raised shares of Venture Global from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. US Capital Advisors set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Venture Global in a report on Friday, May 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Venture Global from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Venture Global from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $16.00 to $17.00 in a report on Thursday, June 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.06.

Key Venture Global News

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors raised its estimates for Venture Global’s third-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.57 from $0.51, fourth-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.43 from $0.38, and full-year 2026 EPS to $1.74 from $1.72. These upgrades suggest stronger anticipated profitability in the company’s nearer-term outlook. Venture Global analyst estimates
• Negative Sentiment: The firm sharply reduced its longer-term projections, cutting full-year 2027 EPS to $1.14 from $1.40 and 2028 EPS to $0.82 from $0.88. It also lowered estimates for second-quarter 2026 EPS to $0.52 from $0.62 and reduced each quarter of 2027, including Q1 to $0.29 from $0.35, Q2 to $0.24 from $0.30, and Q3 to $0.31 from $0.38. The broad downward revisions indicate concerns about earnings growth beyond 2026.
• Neutral Sentiment: US Capital Advisors maintained a “Hold” rating on VG. Its estimates are below the broader current-year consensus of $1.51 EPS for the cited forecast period, although the higher $1.74 2026 forecast provides a near-term positive offset.

Venture Global Profile

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.