US Capital Advisors Has Negative Outlook of CQP Q3 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a research report issued on Monday, April 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.88. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.71 EPS.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.07 by ($0.02). Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 28.84% and a negative return on equity of 325.95%. The business had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.37 billion.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and raised their price target for the company from $50.00 to $51.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $53.60.

Cheniere Energy Partners Price Performance

Shares of Cheniere Energy Partners stock traded down $0.93 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $59.75. The company had a trading volume of 59,134 shares, compared to its average volume of 165,176. Cheniere Energy Partners has a one year low of $46.71 and a one year high of $68.42. The firm has a market cap of $28.92 billion, a PE ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 0.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $61.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.26.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th will be paid a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 9th. This is a boost from Cheniere Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. Cheniere Energy Partners's dividend payout ratio is currently 72.77%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CQP. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 16.6% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 9,019,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $595,653,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283,564 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 764,858 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,264,000 after purchasing an additional 137,477 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,377,887 shares of the company's stock worth $126,313,000 after purchasing an additional 122,956 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd lifted its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 96,491 shares of the company's stock worth $5,126,000 after purchasing an additional 35,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. purchased a new stake in Cheniere Energy Partners during the first quarter valued at about $1,734,000. Institutional investors own 46.55% of the company's stock.

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.