Q3 EPS Estimate for Venture Global Lowered by Analyst

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors cut Venture Global’s Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.55 from $0.67, while the full-year consensus estimate stands at $1.75 per share. The company previously reported Q2 EPS of $0.51, slightly above expectations.
• Analyst sentiment remains moderately positive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.50; ten analysts rate the stock Buy and seven rate it Hold.
• Venture Global shares opened at $14.37, up 4%, and the company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.04 from $0.018. However, insiders sold roughly 2.49 million shares worth $35.1 million over the past 90 days.

Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors reduced their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Venture Global in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 27th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Venture Global's current full-year earnings is $1.75 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Venture Global's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.58 billion during the quarter. Venture Global had a net margin of 21.24% and a return on equity of 34.08%.

VG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Venture Global from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Mizuho raised their price target on Venture Global from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Venture Global from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Venture Global in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Venture Global in a report on Friday, October 16th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Venture Global has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $16.50.

Venture Global Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of Venture Global stock opened at $14.37 on Thursday. Venture Global has a fifty-two week low of $5.72 and a fifty-two week high of $17.62. The firm has a market cap of $35.92 billion, a PE ratio of 11.31 and a beta of 0.35. The business's fifty day moving average is $13.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.44.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th were issued a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This is an increase from Venture Global's previous quarterly dividend of $0.0180. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Venture Global's payout ratio is 12.60%.

Insider Transactions at Venture Global

In other Venture Global news, CAO Sarah Blake sold 1,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.02, for a total transaction of $14,020,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Brian Cothran sold 152,660 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.15, for a total value of $2,465,459.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 2,493,553 shares of company stock valued at $35,074,470 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 84.24% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Venture Global

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Artemis Investment Management LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 754.3% during the 3rd quarter. Artemis Investment Management LLP now owns 7,143,406 shares of the company's stock valued at $90,293,000 after acquiring an additional 6,307,200 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Venture Global by 135.6% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,174,444 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,789,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402,771 shares in the last quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Venture Global in the 1st quarter valued at $23,640,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Venture Global in the second quarter valued at about $14,230,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in Venture Global by 104.6% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,046,840 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,258,000 after purchasing an additional 1,046,300 shares during the period.

About Venture Global

Venture Global, Inc NYSE: VG is a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company that develops, constructs, owns and operates LNG export facilities. The company sources natural gas, processes it into LNG and exports the product to customers in international energy markets.

Venture Global's operating and development portfolio is concentrated along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in Louisiana. Its projects include the Calcasieu Pass LNG facility, the Plaquemines LNG facility and additional proposed developments such as CP2 LNG and Delta LNG.

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