5,850 Shares in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Purchased by New England Research & Management Inc.

New England Research & Management Inc. acquired 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 disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 5,850 shares of the energy company's stock, valued at approximately $1,257,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in Cheniere Energy by 170.5% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo LLC acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Adirondack Trust Co. acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LNG. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Cheniere Energy from $204.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Cheniere Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. They set a "buy" rating and a $215.00 price target on the stock. Barclays raised their price target on Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Cheniere Energy from $201.00 to $217.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Cheniere Energy from $232.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cheniere Energy has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $232.36.

Cheniere Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Cheniere Energy stock traded up $2.86 during trading on Thursday, hitting $230.90. 908,825 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,305,369. The stock's fifty day moving average is $223.02 and its 200 day moving average is $198.82. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.31 and a 12 month high of $257.65. The stock has a market cap of $51.81 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The energy company reported $3.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.87 by $2.06. Cheniere Energy had a return on equity of 41.44% and a net margin of 22.70%. The business had revenue of $3.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.37 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 12.67 EPS for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy's payout ratio is 12.77%.

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.