Venture Global (NYSE:VG) Price Target Raised to $10.00 at Wells Fargo & Company

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) had its price objective increased by Wells Fargo & Company from $8.00 to $10.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price points to a potential downside of 17.15% from the company’s previous close.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. UBS Group reduced their target price on Venture Global from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Venture Global from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank set a $9.00 target price on shares of Venture Global in a research note on Friday, January 16th. New Street Research set a $15.00 target price on Venture Global in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on Venture Global in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $8.00 price objective on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Venture Global presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.22.

Venture Global Trading Up 8.2%

Shares of NYSE:VG traded up $0.91 during trading on Thursday, hitting $12.07. The company had a trading volume of 19,818,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,737,532. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.68. The stock has a market cap of $29.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.03 and a beta of 5.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Venture Global has a one year low of $5.72 and a one year high of $19.50.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. Venture Global had a return on equity of 27.96% and a net margin of 18.38%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 191.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Venture Global will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.89, for a total value of $6,890,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of Venture Global stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,900,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 86.73% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 147.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,862,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,417,000 after buying an additional 13,620,863 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in Venture Global by 520.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 6,279,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,827,000 after acquiring an additional 5,268,053 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Venture Global in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $76,489,000. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 82.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,812,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,739,000 after buying an additional 4,893,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 258.1% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,248,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,341,253 shares during the last quarter.

Venture Global News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — VG reported $0.41 EPS, topping estimates and citing higher LNG sales volumes, which is the primary fundamental driver for the recent rally. Zacks: Q4 earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Strong trading reaction — shares gapped up on the earnings beat with unusually high volume, signaling short‑term buying pressure and momentum traders piling in. AmericanBankingNews: Shares Gap Up
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/price target support — Citigroup raised its price target to $12 (while keeping a neutral rating), which provides additional analyst validation for the move. Benzinga: Citi raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared — VG announced a small quarterly dividend (ex‑dividend Mar 16, pay Mar 31), modestly supporting demand from income‑sensitive buyers. MarketBeat: VG stock page
• Positive Sentiment: Legal overhang reduced — recent court activity upheld an arbitration ruling in VG’s favor, removing a material litigation risk cited by investors. Reuters: Legal ruling
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue nuance — while EPS beat, some reports note revenue missed expectations, which tempers the strength of the print and leaves top‑line growth an open question. Zacks: revenue note
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst views — coverage is split (Buys, Holds, Sells), so further moves may depend on follow‑through guidance and macro LNG demand. Globe and Mail: Conflicting analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sale — VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares at ~$10.90 (≈$10.9M), a significant disposition that can increase near‑term selling pressure or signal personal liquidity taking. SEC filing
• Negative Sentiment: Options traders bought heavy put volume (~67k puts, ~284% above average), indicating hedging or bearish bets that raise the risk of short‑term volatility.

About Venture Global

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.