Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $851,000 Stake in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) by 8.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,962 shares of the energy company’s stock after buying an additional 297 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $851,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LNG. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 170.5% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Adirondack Trust Co. bought a new position in Cheniere Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 53.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 368 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 1.6 %

NYSE LNG opened at $213.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $152.31 and a one year high of $257.65.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is 12.77%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $204.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays lifted their target price 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. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $234.25.

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.