US Capital Advisors Has Strong Forecast for CQP Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• US Capital Advisors raised its Q3 2026 EPS forecast for Cheniere Energy Partners to $0.96, up from $0.95, while estimating $1.16 EPS for Q4 2026 and $3.94 for full-year 2027.
• CQP recently reported quarterly EPS of $2.14, well above the $1.01 consensus estimate, with revenue rising 5.2% year over year to $2.58 billion.
• Despite a $3.10 annualized dividend yielding about 4.5%, analyst sentiment remains cautious: CQP has an average “Reduce” rating and a $61.43 target price, below its reported $68.63 share price.

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - Analysts at US Capital Advisors raised their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a research report issued on Thursday, August 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.95. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners' current full-year earnings is $4.32 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners' Q4 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.94 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $61.43.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Performance

NYSE CQP opened at $68.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46 and a beta of 0.31. The business's 50 day moving average is $63.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.07. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 12-month low of $49.53 and a 12-month high of $70.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.01.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $1.13. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 27.31% and a return on equity of 1,121.60%. The firm had revenue of $2.58 billion during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Two Sigma Securities LLC raised its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 7.0% during the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 4,288 shares of the company's stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 18.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 4,424 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 86.4% in the second quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,339 shares of the company's stock valued at $142,000 after buying an additional 1,084 shares in the last quarter. Asset One Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Asset One Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,232 shares of the company's stock worth $636,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 230,763 shares of the company's stock worth $14,065,000 after buying an additional 4,152 shares during the last quarter. 46.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th were issued a $0.775 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 7th. This represents a $3.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. Cheniere Energy Partners's dividend payout ratio is currently 56.26%.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. NYSE: CQP is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the United States. The partnership's business centers on the development, ownership and operation of LNG facilities and associated pipeline assets that enable the liquefaction, storage and delivery of natural gas for export and domestic use. CQP's assets are focused on large-scale midstream energy infrastructure intended to serve global natural gas markets.

The company's core activities include LNG liquefaction and storage, terminal services, and pipeline transportation.

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