Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA Boosts Stock Holdings in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) by 40.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 97,853 shares of the energy company's stock after acquiring an additional 27,975 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA's holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $21,026,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LNG. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 195.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,200,456 shares of the energy company's stock worth $755,410,000 after acquiring an additional 2,776,920 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 91.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,747,370 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $673,927,000 after buying an additional 1,789,919 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1,400.7% in the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,509,717 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $324,393,000 after buying an additional 1,409,116 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 328.2% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 894,600 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $160,885,000 after buying an additional 685,662 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 61.2% in the 4th quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,664,439 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $357,638,000 after buying an additional 631,787 shares in the last quarter. 87.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

LNG traded up $1.91 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $215.43. 2,025,032 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,368,418. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.31 and a 1 year high of $257.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.76 and a beta of 0.98. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $222.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $202.72.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $204.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $234.25.

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.