US Capital Advisors Weighs in on Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cheniere Energy in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker expects that the energy company will earn $2.93 per share for the quarter. 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 FY2027 earnings at $12.29 EPS.

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

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Mizuho raised their target price on Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Cheniere Energy from $237.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Argus assumed coverage on Cheniere Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $239.79.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Cheniere Energy stock opened at $232.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $51.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $210.02. 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 has a 52-week low of $152.88 and a 52-week high of $257.65.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Cheniere Energy by 89.5% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,945 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,069,000 after buying an additional 2,808 shares in the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 15,871 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,854,000 after acquiring an additional 1,460 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 98,838 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $17,775,000 after acquiring an additional 10,071 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 230.8% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,291 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $592,000 after acquiring an additional 2,296 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 22.1% in the third quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 2,091 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $376,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Cheniere Energy

In other Cheniere Energy news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total value of $1,975,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,934 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,448,852.34. This represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.05%.

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.