US Capital Advisors Issues Positive Outlook for CQP Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a research report issued on Friday, May 29th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.86. 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.89 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.22 by ($1.03). The business had revenue of $3.60 billion during the quarter. Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 4,929.80% and a net margin of 22.27%.Cheniere Energy Partners’s revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.08 earnings per share.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Cheniere Energy Partners from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $56.00 to $54.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $60.43.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Up 3.2%

NYSE CQP opened at $60.97 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 161.69, a current ratio of 0.42 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.51 billion, a PE ratio of 14.25 and a beta of 0.36. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 1 year low of $49.53 and a 1 year high of $70.64. The business’s 50-day moving average is $63.88 and its 200 day moving average is $59.18.

Cheniere Energy Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.775 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. Cheniere Energy Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 72.43%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy Partners

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 68.3% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 505 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 180.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Caldwell Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. 46.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the United States. The partnership’s business centers on the development, ownership and operation of LNG facilities and associated pipeline assets that enable the liquefaction, storage and delivery of natural gas for export and domestic use. CQP’s assets are focused on large-scale midstream energy infrastructure intended to serve global natural gas markets.

The company’s core activities include LNG liquefaction and storage, terminal services, and pipeline transportation.