denkapparat Operations GmbH Makes New $330,000 Investment in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG)

denkapparat Operations GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,538 shares of the energy company's stock, valued at approximately $330,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in LNG. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Cheniere Energy by 89.5% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 5,945 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 2,808 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 48.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,290 shares of the energy company's stock worth $412,000 after buying an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $268,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 9,345 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $1,681,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Cheniere Energy in the third quarter worth about $169,000. Institutional investors own 87.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on LNG. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Argus initiated coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $255.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $248.00 to $254.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $239.79.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.51, for a total transaction of $1,975,590.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 33,934 shares in the company, valued at $7,448,852.34. This represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cheniere Energy Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of LNG traded down $1.20 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $230.20. 468,324 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,813,544. The company has a market capitalization of $51.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.18 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 52 week low of $152.88 and a 52 week high of $257.65. The company's 50 day moving average is $223.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $211.32.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.74 by $1.59. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 37.19%. The business had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.05%.

About Cheniere Energy

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.