Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for CQP Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q1 2026 earnings per share estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) to $1.06, slightly up from the previous estimate of $1.05, with a full-year earnings estimate of $4.14 per share.
• Cheniere Energy Partners reported a Q2 earnings miss of $0.91 EPS, falling short of the expected $0.96. However, its revenue increased by 29.6% year-over-year, reaching $2.46 billion.
• The stock has a current average rating of "Strong Sell" from five analysts, with an average price target of $54.60, reflecting a cautious outlook from investment professionals.

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a report issued on Thursday, August 28th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.06 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners' Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays lowered their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $56.00 to $55.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $61.00 to $56.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Strong Sell" and an average target price of $54.60.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of CQP stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $53.94. 88,284 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,994. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $54.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.31. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 1-year low of $47.55 and a 1-year high of $68.42. The company has a market cap of $26.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.09 and a beta of 0.42.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.21 billion. Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 503.86% and a net margin of 24.62%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CQP. State of Wyoming grew its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 50.5% during the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 9,223 shares of the company's stock worth $517,000 after acquiring an additional 3,096 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 35.6% in the 2nd quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 12,200 shares of the company's stock valued at $684,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the period. HRT Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 1,689.3% in the 2nd quarter. HRT Financial LP now owns 88,139 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,940,000 after purchasing an additional 83,213 shares during the period. Energy Income Partners LLC raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 4.3% during the second quarter. Energy Income Partners LLC now owns 1,016,265 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,962,000 after buying an additional 41,707 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curi Capital LLC purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners during the second quarter valued at $619,000. 46.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Partners Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were paid a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. Cheniere Energy Partners's dividend payout ratio is currently 75.24%.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

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.