Two Sigma Investments LP Purchases 259,565 Shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Two Sigma Investments LP grew its position in shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) by 31.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,080,666 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 259,565 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP owned approximately 0.48% of Cheniere Energy worth $232,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 460 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 2,339 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $503,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 3,545 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. NDVR Inc. grew its position in Cheniere Energy by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. NDVR Inc. now owns 1,188 shares of the energy company's stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,346 shares of the energy company's stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. 87.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of LNG stock traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $229.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,351,360 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,864,700. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.10 and a beta of 0.41. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $153.03 and a one year high of $257.65. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $227.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $222.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The energy company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.81 by ($1.24). The business had revenue of $5.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.73 billion. Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 20.71%. Cheniere Energy's quarterly revenue was up 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.13 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 EPS for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 19th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 14.63%.

Insider Activity at Cheniere Energy

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of Cheniere Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 33,934 shares in the company, valued at $7,448,852.34. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LNG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $252.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Argus initiated coverage on Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $255.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research cut Cheniere Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.23.

About Cheniere Energy

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.