CQP Stock Gets Weaker EPS Forecast from US Capital Advisors

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors decreased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a report issued on Tuesday, October 27th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.96. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.43 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.92 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.57 billion for the quarter. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 27.31% and a return on equity of 1,121.60%.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on CQP. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Barclays raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cheniere Energy Partners currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $62.00.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Down 1.2%

CQP opened at $65.00 on Thursday. Cheniere Energy Partners has a fifty-two week low of $49.76 and a fifty-two week high of $71.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company has a fifty day moving average of $65.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.80 and a beta of 0.34.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CQP. NEOS Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 39.4% in the 2nd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 352,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,475,000 after acquiring an additional 99,542 shares in the last quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.8% during the second quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 230,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,065,000 after acquiring an additional 4,152 shares during the period. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC raised its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 161.2% during the second quarter. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC now owns 195,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,942,000 after acquiring an additional 120,937 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 12.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 45,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,951,000 after purchasing an additional 5,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 6.8% during the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 38,356 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after purchasing an additional 2,436 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Partners Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1150 per share. This is a negative change from Cheniere Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.7750. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 3rd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cheniere Energy Partners’s payout ratio is 56.26%.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership focused on the development, ownership and operation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. The partnership is sponsored by Cheniere Energy, Inc, a leading U.S. LNG company, through its ownership of Cheniere Energy Partners GP, LLC.

CQP’s principal assets include the Sabine Pass LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and interests associated with the Corpus Christi LNG facility in Texas.