Atlas Brown Inc. Grows Stake in Venture Global, Inc. $VG

Atlas Brown Inc. raised its position in Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) by 290.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 43,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,000 shares during the quarter. Atlas Brown Inc.’s holdings in Venture Global were worth $293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Venture Global during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,641,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Venture Global in the third quarter valued at about $13,632,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in Venture Global by 61.1% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 616,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,607,000 after buying an additional 233,978 shares during the last quarter. Ausbil Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Venture Global during the third quarter worth $4,706,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 223.7% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 562,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,986,000 after purchasing an additional 388,892 shares during the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Jonathan W. Thayer sold 2,611,111 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total value of $41,986,664.88. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,900,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 5,872,223 shares of company stock worth $82,002,870 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Venture Global from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $8.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Monday. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Venture Global in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Venture Global from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Venture Global from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $10.00 to $11.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Venture Global in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.50.

Key Stories Impacting Venture Global

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley upgraded VG from Underweight to Overweight and raised its price target sharply to $22, a catalyst that likely lifted demand and trading volume. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global signed a binding LNG purchase agreement with Vitol for ~1.5 MTPA over five years starting 2026 — adds contracted offtake and revenue visibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Market supply shocks (Qatar disruption and Middle East tensions) are tightening global LNG markets, improving pricing prospects and supporting higher valuations for U.S. exporters including VG. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Industry coverage and stock momentum pieces are calling VG a top U.S. LNG play amid the supply crunch, reinforcing investor interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global launched a national “Unstoppable Energy” advertising campaign, boosting visibility and signaling management’s confidence in commercial momentum. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said it is holding talks to settle pending arbitration cases tied to Calcasieu Pass supply delays — settlement would reduce legal overhang but outcomes and costs remain uncertain. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Other analyst moves: a modest price-target lift to $16 and a Hold upgrade from Wall Street Zen; coverage increases trading interest but opinions vary. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling: the CFO and CAO sold large amounts of VG stock (multi‑million dollars), which can be viewed as a selling signal and may cap near-term upside. Read More. Read More.

Venture Global Stock Performance

Shares of VG opened at $15.77 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market capitalization of $38.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.34 and a beta of 5.70. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.70. Venture Global, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.72 and a 1 year high of $19.50.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. Venture Global had a return on equity of 27.96% and a net margin of 18.38%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter. Venture Global’s revenue was up 191.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Venture Global, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.018 dividend. This is an increase from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.14%.

Venture Global Profile

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.