B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Golar LNG Earnings

Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ:GLNG) – Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Golar LNG in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now expects that the shipping company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Golar LNG’s current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Golar LNG’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Golar LNG in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Dnb Nor Markets upgraded Golar LNG from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Golar LNG from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, DNB Markets upgraded Golar LNG from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Golar LNG presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $51.50.

Golar LNG Stock Performance

Shares of GLNG stock opened at $40.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -577.20 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s 50 day moving average is $41.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $39.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Golar LNG has a 12-month low of $29.56 and a 12-month high of $44.36.

Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The shipping company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $75.67 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.37 million. Golar LNG had a positive return on equity of 6.25% and a negative net margin of 2.83%.

Golar LNG Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Saturday, January 1st will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 26th. Golar LNG’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1,428.57%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Golar LNG

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Naria Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Golar LNG in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $435,226,000. Rubric Capital Management LP increased its stake in Golar LNG by 2.3% during the second quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 9,178,978 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $378,082,000 after acquiring an additional 203,829 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Golar LNG by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 4,638,045 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $196,282,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529,884 shares during the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Golar LNG by 73.8% during the first quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,276,083 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $86,468,000 after acquiring an additional 966,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Golar LNG by 1.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,914,741 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $78,868,000 after acquiring an additional 26,838 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.21% of the company’s stock.

Golar LNG Company Profile

Golar LNG Limited designs, converts, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction of natural gas. The company operates through three segments: FLNG, Corporate and Other, and Shipping. It engages in the regasification, storage, and offloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG); operation of floating liquefaction natural gas (FLNG) vessels or projects; transportation of LNG carriers; and vessel management activities.