Northland Capmk Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for EE

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Northland Capmk lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Excelerate Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.27. The consensus estimate for Excelerate Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.16 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Excelerate Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Excelerate Energy from $31.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley restated an "underweight" rating and set a $29.00 target price (up from $25.00) on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Wall Street Zen cut Excelerate Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an "underweight" rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Excelerate Energy has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $31.17.

Excelerate Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:EE opened at $28.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 4.12 and a current ratio of 4.12. Excelerate Energy has a 52-week low of $16.70 and a 52-week high of $32.99. The firm has a market cap of $3.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.74, a PEG ratio of 5.82 and a beta of 1.39. The business's fifty day moving average is $27.36 and its 200 day moving average is $28.96.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.10. Excelerate Energy had a return on equity of 1.39% and a net margin of 3.14%. The company had revenue of $315.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $207.87 million. Excelerate Energy's revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Excelerate Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be issued a $0.06 dividend. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Excelerate Energy's payout ratio is currently 16.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Excelerate Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Excelerate Energy by 34.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,046 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,102,000 after acquiring an additional 12,802 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Excelerate Energy by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 8,141 shares of the company's stock valued at $246,000 after acquiring an additional 845 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Excelerate Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $283,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Excelerate Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $13,854,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in Excelerate Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $285,000. 21.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects.

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