US Capital Advisors Has Bullish Outlook for CQP Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

CQP has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered Cheniere Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $51.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Cheniere Energy Partners Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE:CQP opened at $62.95 on Tuesday. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 52 week low of $45.51 and a 52 week high of $68.30. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.83. The company has a market capitalization of $30.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.78 and a beta of 0.70.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.07 by ($0.02). Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 325.95% and a net margin of 28.84%. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.37 billion.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.775 per share. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. Cheniere Energy Partners’s payout ratio is currently 72.77%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CQP. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 30.1% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 53.7% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after acquiring an additional 638 shares during the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 64.5% during the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. 46.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Partners Company Profile

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.