US Capital Advisors Has Bullish Estimate for CQP Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.02. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 28.84% and a negative return on equity of 325.95%. The business's revenue was up 30.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.18 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $51.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $53.60.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:CQP traded up $0.35 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $57.60. 141,071 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 164,301. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 1-year low of $46.73 and a 1-year high of $68.42. The company has a market capitalization of $27.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.52 and a beta of 0.45. The business's 50 day moving average is $60.08 and its 200-day moving average is $59.18.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 9th were given a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.69%. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. Cheniere Energy Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 74.52%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy Partners

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CQP. Alps Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 16.6% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 9,019,585 shares of the company's stock worth $595,653,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,564 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 24.2% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,953,675 shares of the company's stock worth $195,061,000 after acquiring an additional 575,788 shares during the last quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. boosted its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 712,703 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,067,000 after purchasing an additional 45,870 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 269,671 shares of the company's stock worth $14,325,000 after purchasing an additional 4,383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, McGowan Group Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. McGowan Group Asset Management Inc. now owns 239,305 shares of the company's stock worth $12,712,000 after purchasing an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. 46.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Partners Company Profile

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.