Brokers Offer Predictions for Cheniere Energy Q2 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the energy company will earn $2.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.77. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy's current full-year earnings is $11.69 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.99 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.80 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.21 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Bank of America lifted their target price on Cheniere Energy from $254.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Raymond James reissued a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wall Street Zen lowered Cheniere Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Cheniere Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $252.23.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 1.3%

LNG stock traded up $2.91 on Thursday, reaching $232.03. 572,351 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,862,945. Cheniere Energy has a one year low of $153.03 and a one year high of $257.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $51.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.30 and a beta of 0.41. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $223.41.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The energy company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.81 by ($1.24). Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 37.19%. The firm had revenue of $5.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.73 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.13 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 28.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 9th. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cheniere Energy

In other news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of Cheniere Energy stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,448,852.34. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Cheniere Energy by 319.0% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 27,359 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $6,324,000 after acquiring an additional 20,830 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 101.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 928 shares of the energy company's stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 157.6% during the first quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 6,598 shares of the energy company's stock worth $1,527,000 after buying an additional 4,037 shares during the period. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $1,277,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 215.4% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 41,018 shares of the energy company's stock worth $9,492,000 after buying an additional 28,012 shares during the period. 87.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Company Profile

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.