Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. These facilities process natural gas into LNG for export, with supporting infrastructure that includes liquefaction facilities, storage tanks, marine loading docks and associated pipeline connections. The partnership’s operations are designed to receive natural gas, liquefy it and load the LNG onto carriers for delivery to customers.

Cheniere Energy Partners serves international energy markets by exporting U.S.-produced LNG to customers in regions including Asia, Europe and Latin America. The partnership was formed in 2006 and has evolved from an operator of LNG import infrastructure into a major U.S. LNG export platform. Its general partner is managed by Cheniere Energy, whose leadership has included President and Chief Executive Officer Jack A. Fusco.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.78 to $67.30
• 50-Day Range: $60.67 to $71.11
• 52-Week Range: $49.76 to $71.25
• Volume: 103,791 shs
• Average Volume: 82,958 shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.61
• Dividend Yield: 4.67%
• Price Target: $62.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cheniere Energy Partners scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 247 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Cheniere Energy Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Cheniere Energy Partners has a consensus price target of $62.25, representing about 6.3% downside from its current price of $66.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cheniere Energy Partners has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -13.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cheniere Energy Partners are expected to decrease by -13.84% in the coming year, from $4.77 to $4.11 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cheniere Energy Partners is 11.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cheniere Energy Partners is 11.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 24.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cheniere Energy Partners has a P/B Ratio of 79.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.11% of the float of Cheniere Energy Partners has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cheniere Energy Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cheniere Energy Partners has recently increased by 3.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Cheniere Energy Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Cheniere Energy Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cheniere Energy Partners is 56.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Cheniere Energy Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 75.43% in the coming year. This indicates that Cheniere Energy Partners may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.35

News Sentiment

Cheniere Energy Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Cheniere Energy Partners this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CQP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Cheniere Energy Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cheniere Energy Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.55% of the stock of Cheniere Energy Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 11/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 11/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CQP
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:CQP
• CIK: 1383650
• Web: www.cheniere.com
• Phone: (713) 375-5000
• Fax: 713-375-6000
• Employees: 1,717
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cheniere Energy Partners: $62.25
• High Price Target: $67.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.61
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.99 billion
• Net Margins: 28.05%
• Pretax Margin: 27.31%
• Return on Equity: 636.60%
• Return on Assets: 15.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.01
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.99
• Cash Flow: $6.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.06
• Book Value: $0.84 per share
• Price / Book: 79.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 484,060,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $32.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34