US Capital Advisors Forecasts Cheniere Energy Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) – Research analysts at US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Cheniere Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 28th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $3.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.01. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy’s current full-year earnings is $11.69 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.42 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The energy company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $4.95. The business had revenue of $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.48 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 21.05% and a return on equity of 37.83%. The company’s revenue was up 42.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.84 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $278.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $262.00 price target (up from $253.00) on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $267.00 to $284.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $267.67.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Cheniere Energy stock opened at $210.78 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $232.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $233.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 0.37. Cheniere Energy has a 12 month low of $181.59 and a 12 month high of $257.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Cheniere Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.555 per share. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is 11.68%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Altman Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 0.4% in the first quarter. Altman Advisors Inc. now owns 10,162 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $2,348,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1.1% in the first quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 4,212 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $975,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1.5% in the third quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 3,268 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $768,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 0.9% in the third quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,385 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,265,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 14.0% in the first quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 390 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $90,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

About Cheniere Energy

Cheniere Energy, Inc, an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. It owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana; and the Corpus Christi LNG terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. The company also owns Creole Trail pipeline, a 94-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal with several interstate and intrastate pipelines; and operates Corpus Christi pipeline, a 21.5-mile natural gas supply pipeline that interconnects the Corpus Christi LNG terminal with various interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines.