Brokers Issue Forecasts for Venture Global FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors forecasts FY2025 EPS of $0.93 for Venture Global and assigns a "Moderate Sell" rating, versus the street consensus of $0.52.
• The company missed the most recent quarter's EPS (reported $0.16 vs. $0.22 expected) even as revenue surged 259.5% YoY to $3.33 billion, with a 21.99% net margin and 29.55% return on equity.
• Insiders have sold heavily—about 3,000,000 shares worth $22.9 million in the last 90 days—while analysts on MarketBeat average a "Hold" rating and a target price of $14.25 versus the recent share price near $5.94.

Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at US Capital Advisors issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for Venture Global in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 15th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the year. US Capital Advisors has a "Moderate Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Venture Global's current full-year earnings is $0.52 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Venture Global's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.24) EPS.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by ($0.06). Venture Global had a net margin of 21.99% and a return on equity of 29.55%. The firm had revenue of $3.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.23 billion. Venture Global's revenue was up 259.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $8.00 price target on shares of Venture Global in a research report on Monday. UBS Group upgraded shares of Venture Global from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $18.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Tudor Pickering upgraded shares of Venture Global to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Venture Global from $15.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on Venture Global from $16.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Venture Global currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $14.25.

Venture Global Price Performance

Shares of Venture Global stock opened at $5.94 on Thursday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $7.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.53 billion and a PE ratio of 7.61. Venture Global has a 12 month low of $5.72 and a 12 month high of $25.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Venture Global

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Second Line Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Venture Global in the third quarter worth about $152,000. Adalta Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Venture Global by 180.9% during the third quarter. Adalta Capital Management LLC now owns 16,575 shares of the company's stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 10,675 shares during the period. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Venture Global during the 3rd quarter valued at $220,000. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Venture Global in the 3rd quarter worth about $182,000. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP lifted its position in Venture Global by 155.6% during the 3rd quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 228,119 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,237,000 after acquiring an additional 138,879 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Venture Global

In other Venture Global news, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.89, for a total transaction of $6,890,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Fory Musser sold 776,298 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.06, for a total value of $6,256,961.88. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,000,000 shares of company stock worth $22,904,729. 86.73% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Venture Global Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.017 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Venture Global's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.97%.

About Venture Global

Venture Global has fundamentally reshaped the development and construction of liquefied natural gas production, establishing us as a rapidly growing company delivering critical LNG to the world. Our innovative and disruptive approach, which is both scalable and repeatable, allows us to bring LNG to a global market years faster and at a lower cost.

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