Golar LNG Company Profile (NASDAQ:GLNG)

About Golar LNG

Golar LNG Limited (Golar) is the owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs). As of March 31, 2010, Golar had a fleet of 13 vessels, 10 LNG carriers, three FSRUs and a 50% interest in a further LNG carrier. On June 22, 2009, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Golar LNG Energy Limited (Golar Energy). As of December 31, 2009, it owned 73.8% of Golar Energy. Golar Energy specializes in the acquisition, ownership, operation and chartering of FSRUs and the development of liquefaction projects. In 2011, the Company made the following acquisitions: Golar LNG Energy Limited (July), a floating storage and regasification unit Golar Freeze (October). On January 23, 2012, the Company acquired a Moss type carrier, namely LNG Carrier Gandria. On July 19, 2012, it sold its interest in the companies owning and operating the Nusantara Tegas Satu FSRU.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Transportation
Industry: Shipping
Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: GLNG
CUSIP: G9456A10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $20.40
50 Day Moving Average: $20.63
200 Day Moving Average: $18.44
52-Week Range: $9.42 - $34.69
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: -34.58
P/E Growth: 0.14
Market Cap: $1.87B
Outstanding Shares: 90,099,000
Beta: 0.98

Profitability:

Net Margins: -453.75%
Return on Equity: -9.31%
Return on Assets: -4.08%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.59%
Current Ratio: 0.65%
Quick Ratio: 0.65%

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Consensus Ratings for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 1 Hold Rating, 12 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.67)
Consensus Price Target:	$30.89 (51.42% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/12/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/6/2016	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$30.00
8/1/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$21.00
7/1/2016	DNB Markets	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy
6/30/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Downgrade	Buy -> Sell	$38.00 -> $10.00
6/30/2016	ABN Amro	Downgrade	Buy -> Sell	$38.00 -> $10.00
6/17/2016	Clarkson Capital	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/31/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/1/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
6/1/2016	Nordea Equity Research	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy
4/30/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/22/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target		$35.00 -> $30.00
1/25/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
1/24/2016	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Buy
1/24/2016	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Buy
11/27/2015	Seaport Global Securities	Lower Price Target		$55.00 -> $50.00
11/2/2015	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$58.00
8/18/2015	Danske	Boost Price Target	Buy	$38.00 -> $48.00
7/8/2015	GMP Securities	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy

(Data available from 9/28/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Release Link	Conference Call
11/28/2016
8/31/2016	Q216	($0.47)	($0.96)	$22.99 million	View	Listen
8/27/2015	Q215	($0.32)	($0.31)	$32.89 million	View	Listen
5/28/2015	Q115	($0.07)	($0.14)	$28.83 million	View	Listen
8/26/2014	Q2	($0.09)	($0.11)		View	Listen
8/29/2013	Q2 2013	$0.23	$0.74		View	Listen

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-1.99 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.59 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	($0.36)	($0.29)	($0.33)
Q2 2016	1	($0.40)	($0.40)	($0.40)
Q3 2016	1	($0.31)	($0.31)	($0.31)
Q4 2016	1	($0.25)	($0.25)	($0.25)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Annual Dividend:	$0.20
Dividend Yield:	0.98%
Payout Ratio:	-10.05% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) -33.90% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/1/2016	quarterly	$0.05	0.98%	9/12/2016	9/14/2016	10/3/2016
6/1/2016	quarterly	$0.05	1.2%	6/13/2016	6/15/2016	7/7/2016
3/1/2016	quarterly	$0.05	1.06%	3/14/2016	3/16/2016	3/30/2016
12/1/2015	quarterly	$0.45	6.65%	12/8/2015	12/10/2015	1/6/2016
8/28/2015	quarterly	$0.45	4.64%	9/8/2015	9/10/2015	9/25/2015
5/28/2015	quarterly	$0.45	3.61%	6/10/2015	6/12/2015	6/26/2015
2/26/2015	quarterly	$0.45	5.74%	3/10/2015	3/12/2015	3/24/2015
11/26/2014	quarterly	$0.45	4.34%	12/3/2014	12/5/2014	12/30/2014
8/27/2014	quarterly	$0.45	2.81%	9/8/2014	9/10/2014	9/26/2014
5/28/2014	quarterly	$0.45	3.85%	6/4/2014	6/6/2014	6/27/2014
3/3/2014	quarterly	$0.45	4.72%	3/10/2014	3/12/2014	3/24/2014
11/29/2013	quarterly	$0.45	4.95%	12/4/2013	12/6/2013	12/20/2013
11/27/2013		$0.45		12/4/2013	12/6/2013	12/20/2013
8/30/2013	quarterly	$0.45	4.82%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	9/26/2013
5/31/2013	quarterly	$0.45	5.29%	6/11/2013	6/13/2013	6/27/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)
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Latest Headlines for Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Date	Headline
	Partners Seal Calais Port 2015 Deal (NASDAQ:GLNG) worldmaritimenews.com - September 27 at 9:49 AM
	Gas Giant Golar LNG. Is Our Top Upgrade (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.talkmarkets.com - September 26 at 5:22 PM
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	Will Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) Meet Analyst Targets? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.investornewswire.com - September 11 at 9:38 AM
	Reminder - Golar LNG (GLNG) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon - NASDAQ ... - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.nasdaq.com - September 9 at 5:02 PM
	Placing Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) Shares Under the Microscope - Post News (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 9:58 AM
	Reminder - Golar LNG (GLNG) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.nasdaq.com - September 8 at 5:06 PM
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	Dividend Stock Yields 12%, Strong Dividend Coverage, Industry Tailwinds (NASDAQ:GLNG) seekingalpha.com - September 4 at 9:37 AM
	Post Earnings Coverage as Golar Revenue Beats Expectation (NASDAQ:GLNG) news.investornetwork.com - September 2 at 10:04 AM
	Golar LNG Terminal in Ghanaian Limbo (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.naturalgaseurope.com - September 1 at 5:06 PM
	Golar LNG Says Shipping Market Continues Its Recovery (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.hellenicshippingnews.com - September 1 at 5:06 PM
	Golar LNG Partners report lower Q2 profit (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.lngworldnews.com - September 1 at 5:06 PM
	Notable Earnings: Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:GLNG) postregistrar.com - September 1 at 8:08 AM
	Golar LNG reports 2Q loss (NASDAQ:GLNG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 8:08 AM
	Golar and schlumberger form onelng joint venture_ onelng targets development of low cost gas reserves to lng nasdaq_glng database health check (NASDAQ:GLNG) handyrecovery.in - August 31 at 9:58 AM
	Golar LNG beats on revenue (NASDAQ:GLNG) seekingalpha.com - August 31 at 9:35 AM
	Golar LNG Partners misses by $0.07, misses on revenue (NASDAQ:GLNG) seekingalpha.com - August 31 at 9:35 AM
	Notable Investor's Alert: Newell Brands Inc (NYSE:NWL), Golar LNG ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NASDAQ:GLNG) stockznews.com - August 30 at 5:19 PM
	How Will Golar (GLNG) Stock React to Wednesday's Q2 Results? (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.thestreet.com - August 30 at 5:19 PM
	95% of Analysts Give Golar A ‘Buy’ (NASDAQ:GLNG) marketrealist.com - August 29 at 5:08 PM
	Golar LNG USA : Limited - Q2 2016 results presentation (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.4-traders.com - August 24 at 5:08 PM
	Golar LNG Limited - Q2 2016 results presentation (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.nasdaq.com - August 24 at 5:08 PM
	Golar LNG Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.trustnet.com - August 17 at 5:28 PM
	Golar LNG Partners L.P. 2016 Annual General Meeting (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.publicnow.com - August 16 at 5:24 PM
	Golar LNG (GLNG) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA - NASDAQ.com - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.nasdaq.com - August 9 at 8:10 AM
	Golar LNG (GLNG) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.nasdaq.com - August 8 at 5:24 PM
	Analyst Rating Update on Golar LNG Limited (GLNG) - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.tradecalls.org - August 5 at 8:07 AM
	Analyst Rating Fluctuations to Observe: Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE:VNTV) , Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) - Street Updates (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.streetupdates.com - August 3 at 5:32 PM
	Yesterday's Upgrade: Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:GLNG) reviewfortune.com - August 2 at 10:01 AM
	Earnings Trend per share for Investors: Golar LNG Ltd. (NASDAQ:GLNG), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) - News Oracle (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.newsoracle.com - July 30 at 8:08 AM
	Golar and Schlumberger partner on OneLNG joint venture (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.energyglobal.com - July 26 at 5:26 PM
	Golar LNG (GLNG) Looks Good: Stock Adds 6.9% in Session (NASDAQ:GLNG) finance.yahoo.com - July 26 at 8:25 AM
	Golar LNG Limited (USA) (GLNG) Bulls Cash In On Winning Options Bets - Schaeffers Research (blog) (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.schaeffersresearch.com - July 26 at 8:05 AM
	Golar LNG Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : GLNG-US : July 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.capitalcube.com - July 26 at 8:03 AM
	Golar, Schlumberger joint venture targets stranded gas (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.ogj.com - July 25 at 5:19 PM
	Golar, Schlumberger form joint venture (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.offshore-mag.com - July 25 at 5:19 PM
	Golar LNG (GLNG) Leaps on Joint Venture with Schlumberger (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.baystreet.ca - July 25 at 5:19 PM
	Schlumberger Ltd.: Golar and Schlumberger Form OneLNG Joint Venture (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.twst.com - July 25 at 5:19 PM
	Golar LNG Limited (USA) (GLNG) Bulls Cash In On Winning Options Bets (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.schaeffersresearch.com - July 25 at 5:19 PM
	Shares of Golar LNG Skyrocket After Joint Venture Announcement (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.fool.com - July 25 at 12:40 PM
	Golar LNG (GLNG), Schlumberger (SLB) Enter LNG Joint Venture - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.streetinsider.com - July 25 at 9:53 AM
	Golar and Schlumberger Form OneLNG Joint Venture: OneLNG targets development of low cost gas reserves to LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.publicnow.com - July 25 at 8:18 AM
	Golar and Schlumberger Form OneLNG Joint Venture (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.publicnow.com - July 25 at 8:18 AM
	Summary of Analysts Rating: Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) , Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) - Street Updates (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.streetupdates.com - July 23 at 5:02 PM
	Steinberg Asset Management LLC Decreased Stake in Golar Lng LTD Bermuda (NASDAQ:GLNG) by $17.17 Million as ... - Consumer Eagle (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.consumereagle.com - July 22 at 8:09 AM
	Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.stock-world.de - July 21 at 5:26 PM
	Golar Lng Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) Shorted Shares Increased By 1.43% - Consumer Eagle (NASDAQ:GLNG) www.consumereagle.com - July 21 at 8:49 AM
	Equity Roundup: Stock Performance Focus on Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) - Press Telegraph (NASDAQ:GLNG) presstelegraph.com - July 20 at 8:07 AM
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