The Goldman Sachs Group Issues Positive Forecast for Venture Global (NYSE:VG) Stock Price

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) had its price target hoisted by The Goldman Sachs Group from $15.00 to $18.50 in a research note released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on VG. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Venture Global from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $8.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Monday. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Venture Global from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Venture Global from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Venture Global from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Venture Global from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.57.

Venture Global Stock Up 5.2%

Shares of VG opened at $16.62 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24. The business has a fifty day moving average of $10.62 and a 200 day moving average of $9.72. The company has a market cap of $40.82 billion, a PE ratio of 19.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 5.70. Venture Global has a 52-week low of $5.72 and a 52-week high of $19.50.

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

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.018 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Venture Global’s payout ratio is 8.14%.

Insider Activity at Venture Global

In other news, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total transaction of $11,830,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jonathan W. Thayer sold 2,611,111 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total transaction of $41,986,664.88. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,872,223 shares of company stock worth $82,002,870. Corporate insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Key Venture Global News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global signed a binding five‑year LNG purchase agreement with Vitol for ~1.5 MTPA starting in 2026 — expands contracted volumes and strengthens near‑term revenue visibility. Venture Global and Vitol announce new LNG purchase agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Major analyst upgrades and price‑target raises: Morgan Stanley upgraded VG to overweight with a $22 PT and Goldman Sachs raised its PT to $18.50 with a buy — institutional endorsement likely supported buying. Analyst coverage/price target notes
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in March (down ~24.3% to ~46.6M shares), reducing bearish open interest and lowering short‑squeeze pressure. (Short interest ≈14.3% of float; ratio ~1.4 days.)
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually high options and call buying (tens of thousands of calls traded) — signals speculative/hedged bullish positioning that can amplify upward moves.
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary at CERAWeek: management says Venture Global has adequate short‑, medium‑ and long‑term LNG supply and is working globally to deliver cargoes — supports operational narrative but not an immediate earnings change. Reuters: CEO comments at CERAWeek
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/awareness push: Venture Global launched a national advertising campaign (“Unstoppable Energy”), which may help market perception over time but has limited near‑term financial impact. Ad campaign press release
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing legal/arbitration exposure: the company is in discussions to settle arbitration claims from buyers over delayed deliveries from Calcasieu Pass — settlement risk and potential liabilities remain. Reuters: arbitration discussions
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed sell‑side views: US Capital Advisors maintains a “Moderate Sell” with lower near‑term EPS forecasts — a reminder of divergent analyst sentiment and potential downside if growth/earnings miss expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and volatility risks: the company carries high leverage (debt/equity ~3.24) and a high beta (~5.7), which raise financial risk and can amplify share volatility on news or rates moves.

Venture Global Company 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.