US Capital Advisors Issues Negative Outlook for CQP Earnings

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors lowered its Q3 2026 EPS estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners to $0.87 from $0.96, projecting full-year 2026 EPS of $4.28 and declining earnings through 2028.
• Analyst sentiment remains negative, with a consensus “Reduce” rating, an average price target of $62, and five Sell ratings among nine analysts.
• Cheniere Energy Partners reported quarterly EPS of $1.01 on $2.57 billion in revenue, while cutting its quarterly dividend to $0.115 per share from $0.775.

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors dropped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a report released on Tuesday, October 27th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.57 billion during the quarter. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 27.31% and a return on equity of 1,121.60%.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on CQP. Weiss Ratings upgraded Cheniere Energy Partners from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price 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. Finally, Barclays upped 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $62.00.

Cheniere Energy Partners Price Performance

NYSE CQP opened at $65.00 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.01, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $65.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.17. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 1 year low of $49.76 and a 1 year high of $71.25. The company has a market cap of $31.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.80 and a beta of 0.34.

Cheniere Energy Partners Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.

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