US Capital Advisors Has Positive Outlook for CQP Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) – Stock analysts at US Capital Advisors boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.03. 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’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $56.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Cheniere Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $51.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy Partners has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $53.60.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Down 2.1%

NYSE:CQP opened at $57.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $27.70 billion, a PE ratio of 13.43 and a beta of 0.45. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 52-week low of $46.73 and a 52-week high of $68.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.99.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.02. Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 325.95% and a net margin of 28.84%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.18 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 139.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 82,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,449,000 after purchasing an additional 47,985 shares during the last quarter. Everstar Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy Partners in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,787,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 1,863.4% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 6,671 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 9,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $642,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in Cheniere Energy Partners by 24.2% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,953,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,061,000 after purchasing an additional 575,788 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 9th were paid a $0.82 dividend. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 9th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.73%. Cheniere Energy Partners’s payout ratio is presently 74.52%.

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.