Northland Capmk Has Positive Outlook for EE Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Northland Capital Markets raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimate for Excelerate Energy from $0.45 to $0.49, and also provided forecasts for subsequent quarters, leading to a full-year 2026 estimate of $1.95 EPS.
• Excelerate Energy announced a dividend increase to $0.08 per share, up from $0.06, reflecting a 1.3% yield and a payout ratio of 23.53%.
• A number of institutional investors have recently expanded their positions in Excelerate Energy, indicating a growing interest in the stock.

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE - Free Report) - Northland Capmk boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Excelerate Energy in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.45. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on EE. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Excelerate Energy in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. They set a "buy" rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Excelerate Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $26.00 price target on shares of Excelerate Energy in a report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Excelerate Energy presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $32.86.

Excelerate Energy Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:EE traded down $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $24.25. 33,973 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 410,313. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $27.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.60 and a quick ratio of 3.34. Excelerate Energy has a 1 year low of $17.70 and a 1 year high of $32.99.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $204.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $259.82 million. Excelerate Energy had a return on equity of 4.16% and a net margin of 3.64%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Excelerate Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This is an increase from Excelerate Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Excelerate Energy's payout ratio is presently 23.53%.

Institutional Trading of Excelerate Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP purchased a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the second quarter worth approximately $12,926,000. Emerald Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the second quarter worth approximately $11,740,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $7,102,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC grew its position in Excelerate Energy by 49.8% during the second quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 716,352 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,003,000 after purchasing an additional 238,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in Excelerate Energy by 430.3% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 292,150 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,566,000 after purchasing an additional 237,056 shares in the last quarter. 21.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Excelerate Energy Company Profile

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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