Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) Price Target Raised to $327.00

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) had its price target increased by Scotiabank from $311.00 to $327.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. Scotiabank currently has a sector outperform rating on the energy company’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $335.00 to $374.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Cheniere Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Cheniere Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $336.00 price target on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Saturday, October 10th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $324.41.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

LNG opened at $279.17 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $283.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $257.64. Cheniere Energy has a 1 year low of $186.20 and a 1 year high of $330.73. The company has a market capitalization of $57.01 billion, a PE ratio of 19.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.01.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The energy company reported $3.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.11 by ($0.09). Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 26.73% and a net margin of 13.08%. The firm had revenue of $5.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.92 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $7.30 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 23.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Cheniere Energy will post 21.74 EPS for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.6250 per share. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.5550. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 9th. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Cheniere Energy’s payout ratio is presently 17.45%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 174.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,244,268 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $636,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,426,058 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy by 210.1% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,444,403 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $584,237,000 after purchasing an additional 1,656,194 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 12.6% in the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,135,088 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $510,307,000 after purchasing an additional 239,680 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 50.2% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 867,496 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $246,161,000 after purchasing an additional 289,963 shares during the period. Finally, Chickasaw Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 4.4% in the third quarter. Chickasaw Capital Management LLC now owns 893,452 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $240,365,000 after purchasing an additional 37,325 shares during the period. 87.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Cheniere Energy

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Buy upgrade: Zacks Research raised its rating on Cheniere from Hold to Strong Buy, adding to the positive analyst sentiment around the stock. Zacks Research upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Potential U.S. LNG demand: QatarEnergy is reportedly negotiating long-term contracts for an additional 3 million to 6 million tons of U.S. LNG per year to diversify supply. More export demand could benefit U.S. LNG producers, although the reports do not name Cheniere as a supplier in these talks. QatarEnergy explores additional U.S. LNG deals
• Positive Sentiment: Higher outlook and analyst optimism: Recent coverage says Cheniere raised its 2026 outlook following strong third-quarter results. Scotiabank also increased its price target, while TD Cowen expects the shares to rise. Higher 2026 outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Momentum accompanied by valuation caution: Cheniere has been highlighted as a momentum stock, but coverage also cautions investors against a potential gas-market bubble. Cheniere momentum and gas-market caution
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst signal and financing: Wolfe Research lowered its rating to Peer Perform, tempering the bullish calls. Cheniere also priced a $1.2 billion senior-notes offering due 2037; the added debt financing may raise concerns about borrowing costs and leverage. Wolfe Research rating change Senior notes offering

Cheniere Energy Company Profile

Cheniere Energy, Inc is an energy infrastructure company engaged primarily in the production and export of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company purchases natural gas, processes it through liquefaction facilities, and delivers LNG to customers in international energy markets. Its operations also include natural gas procurement, transportation, storage, and LNG marketing.

Cheniere operates the Sabine Pass LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and the Corpus Christi LNG facility near Corpus Christi, Texas.