US Capital Advisors Estimates Cheniere Energy Q4 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Analysts at US Capital Advisors dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cheniere Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 25th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the energy company will post earnings per share of $4.00 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.01. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.21 EPS.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The energy company reported $4.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.75 by $2.00. Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 37.83% and a net margin of 21.05%.The business had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.87 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 18.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on LNG. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $261.00 to $257.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Cheniere Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $290.00 target price on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Cheniere Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $268.47.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 0.5%

LNG stock opened at $205.86 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.31 billion, a PE ratio of 12.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.08 and a beta of 0.36. Cheniere Energy has a 52 week low of $188.70 and a 52 week high of $257.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $220.83 and a 200 day moving average of $230.25.

Cheniere Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th were issued a $0.555 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. This is a positive change from Cheniere Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cheniere Energy

In other news, Director W Benjamin Moreland bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $208.22 per share, with a total value of $1,041,100.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 9,856 shares in the company, valued at $2,052,216.32. The trade was a 102.97% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cheniere Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $957,425,000. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $384,806,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $294,793,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp lifted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 704.3% during the 2nd quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 952,092 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $231,853,000 after buying an additional 833,723 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $142,688,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Company Profile

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.