Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Buys Shares of 43,328 Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 43,328 shares of the energy company's stock, valued at approximately $9,310,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in Cheniere Energy by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,126,512 shares of the energy company's stock worth $886,664,000 after buying an additional 379,142 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,237,303 shares of the energy company's stock worth $695,599,000 after purchasing an additional 450,031 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $629,197,000. Amundi grew its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 2,696,002 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $606,907,000 after purchasing an additional 448,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,184,891 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $469,448,000 after purchasing an additional 59,281 shares during the period. 87.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Price Performance

LNG stock traded down $0.44 during trading on Thursday, hitting $230.67. 1,288,763 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,874,905. The stock has a market cap of $51.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.21 and a beta of 0.67. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a one year low of $153.03 and a one year high of $257.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $217.26.

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

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 9th. Cheniere Energy's payout ratio is presently 14.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LNG. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Raymond James restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $255.00 to $247.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Argus started coverage on Cheniere Energy in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. They set a "buy" rating and a $255.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered Cheniere Energy from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $251.46.

Insider Activity

In other Cheniere Energy news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 33,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,448,852.34. This represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. 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.

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.