Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Purchases 8,761 Shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) by 35.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,261 shares of the energy company's stock after buying an additional 8,761 shares during the quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC's holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $7,147,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 170.5% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC lifted its position in Cheniere Energy by 373.1% during the 4th quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 123 shares of the energy company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its position in Cheniere Energy by 2,022.2% in the 4th quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 191 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. acquired a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cheniere Energy news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total value of $1,975,590.00. Following the transaction, the director now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.26% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research cut shares of Cheniere Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Cheniere Energy from $255.00 to $247.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Argus assumed coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cheniere Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $251.46.

Cheniere Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LNG traded down $0.53 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $234.98. 1,073,728 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,854,310. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.36 billion, a PE ratio of 16.53 and a beta of 0.41. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $223.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $218.78. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $153.03 and a 12 month high of $257.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $1.59. Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 37.19% and a net margin of 20.71%. The company had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Equities research analysts expect that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.85%. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.05%.

Cheniere Energy 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.