Excelerate Energy, Inc. $EE Shares Sold by Citigroup Inc.

Citigroup Inc. cut its holdings in Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE) by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 115,616 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,690 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc. owned about 0.10% of Excelerate Energy worth $2,912,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EE. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of Excelerate Energy during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new stake in shares of Excelerate Energy during the third quarter worth $30,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Excelerate Energy by 32.8% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 2,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of Excelerate Energy by 157.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 1,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Excelerate Energy by 19.2% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. 21.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Excelerate Energy Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:EE opened at $35.96 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a PE ratio of 27.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.34. Excelerate Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.28 and a 1 year high of $43.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $35.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.49.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $317.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $293.49 million. Excelerate Energy had a return on equity of 4.12% and a net margin of 3.19%.The business’s revenue was up 15.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. Analysts expect that Excelerate Energy, Inc. will post 1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Excelerate Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Excelerate Energy’s payout ratio is presently 24.24%.

Excelerate Energy announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, December 11th that allows the company to repurchase $75.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Excelerate Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Excelerate Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported strong FY2025 operating performance — $449M adjusted EBITDA and a 99.9% reliability rating, which supports the business quality and cash-generation story. Excelerate Energy (EE) Reports $449M FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA and 99.9% Reliability Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade drove momentum and pushed the stock to a new 52-week high, indicating renewed bullish interest and supporting near-term price strength. Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) Sets New 52-Week High on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Northland raised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate modestly (from $0.35 to $0.38), a small positive tweak to near-term quarterly expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland cut multiple quarterly and full‑year forecasts across 2026–2027 (examples: Q1–Q4 2026 tweaks and FY2026 lowered to $1.85 from $1.92; FY2027 lowered to $2.18 from $2.25). These downgrades signal lower expected earnings and could weigh on the stock if other analysts follow suit.
• Negative Sentiment: Several individual quarter estimates were trimmed (e.g., Q3/Q4 2026 and various 2027 quarters), suggesting Northland sees softer margin or volume drivers in upcoming periods — a potential headwind for near-term multiples and sentiment.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on EE. Barclays boosted their price objective on Excelerate Energy from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Excelerate Energy from $29.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Excelerate Energy from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Excelerate Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Excelerate Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.00.

Excelerate Energy Company Profile

Excelerate Energy (NYSE: EE) is a Houston‐based energy infrastructure company specializing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions. The company develops, owns and operates floating regasification units (FSRUs) that convert shipped LNG into natural gas for delivery into existing pipeline networks. Excelerate Energy’s integrated platform also includes specialized LNG carriers, proprietary regasification technology and on‐shore support facilities, enabling rapid deployment of import terminals without extensive capital construction.

Founded in the early 2000s, Excelerate Energy pioneered the first FSRU in 2007, demonstrating the flexibility and cost advantages of floating LNG import infrastructure.