Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Shares Bought by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 53,472 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,832 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $11,490,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in Cheniere Energy by 170.5% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. WR Wealth Planners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 373.1% during the 4th quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 123 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 2,022.2% in the 4th quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 191 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho increased their target price on Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $255.00 to $247.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Cheniere Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $245.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,934 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,448,852.34. The trade was a 20.96 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 1.9 %

LNG stock opened at $232.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $51.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33 and a beta of 0.67. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 1-year low of $153.03 and a 1-year high of $257.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $221.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $216.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $1.59. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 37.19%. The firm had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Research analysts predict that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 EPS for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.86%. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.05%.

Cheniere Energy Profile

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.

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