Golar LNG Partners LP Company Profile (NASDAQ:GMLP)

Golar LNG Partners LP trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GMLP."

Golar LNG Partners LP announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.5775 per share on Friday, May 12th. This represents a $2.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 3rd. View Golar LNG Partners LP's Dividend History.

Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ:GMLP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 28th. The company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.41. The firm earned $114.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $115.30 million. Golar LNG Partners LP had a return on equity of 27.10% and a net margin of 35.76%. View Golar LNG Partners LP's Earnings History.

Golar LNG Partners LP is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May, 29th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Golar LNG Partners LP.

3 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Golar LNG Partners LP's shares. Their predictions range from $15.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Golar LNG Partners LP's stock price to reach $21.33 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Golar LNG Partners LP.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Golar LNG Partners LP stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Golar LNG Partners LP is a limited partnership primarily focused on owning and operating floating storage and regasification units (or FSRUs) and LNG carriers under long-term charters. Golar LNG Partners LP is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. " (5/2/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Golar LNG Partners reported an adjusted 4Q16 EPU of $0.74 which was better than both Street consensus of $0.70 and our estimate of $0.72 primarily due to higher than expected revenues earned during the quarter and lower than expected vessel opex incurred during the quarter. More importantly, GMLP improved its distribution coverage ratio to 1.53x and lowered its net debt to EBITDA ratio to 3.2x." (3/1/2017)

Golar LNG Partners LP saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 1,555,253 shares, a decline of 0.4% from the March 31st total of 1,561,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 198,036 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.9 days.

Some companies that are related to Golar LNG Partners LP include Golar LNG Limited (GLNG), Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (TGP), Matson (MATX), Ship Finance International Limited (SFL), Euronav NV (EURN), GasLog Ltd (GLOG), Frontline (FRO), GasLog Partners LP (GLOP), Golden Ocean Group Ltd (GOGL), KNOT Offshore Partners LP (KNOP), Costamare (CMRE), Hoegh LNG Partners LP (HMLP), Seaspan (SSW), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Nordic American Tanker Ltd (NAT), Teekay (TK), Dynagas LNG Partners LP (DLNG) and Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (TOO).

Golar LNG Partners LP's management team includes the folowing people:

• Tor Olav Troim, Chairman of the Board
• Graham Robjohns, Principal Executive Officer
• Brian Tienzo, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer
• Oistein Dahl, Chief Operating Officer
• Georgina E. Sousa, Secretary
• Jeremy R. Kramer, Director
• Paul Matison Leand Jr., Director
• Lori Wheeler Naess, Director
• Carl Erik Steen, Director
• Alf C. Thorkildsen, Director

Golar LNG Partners LP's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include GOLAR LNG LTD (30.10%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (7.68%), Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (6.15%), Eagle Global Advisors LLC (1.77%), FMR LLC (1.69%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.96%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Golar LNG Partners LP.

Golar LNG Partners LP's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Van ECK Associates Corp, Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Eagle Global Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Stifel Financial Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Golar LNG Partners LP.

Golar LNG Partners LP's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OppenheimerFunds Inc., HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Golar LNG Partners LP.

Shares of Golar LNG Partners LP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Golar LNG Partners LP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.32.