Q1 Earnings Forecast for CQP Issued By US Capital Advisors

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - US Capital Advisors increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners' current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS.

CQP has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays raised their price target on Cheniere Energy Partners from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $50.00 to $51.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st.

Cheniere Energy Partners Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CQP traded down $0.05 on Tuesday, reaching $63.64. 77,550 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 170,729. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.80 billion, a PE ratio of 14.94 and a beta of 0.70. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.99. Cheniere Energy Partners has a 52 week low of $45.51 and a 52 week high of $68.30.

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Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.07 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.37 billion. Cheniere Energy Partners had a net margin of 28.84% and a negative return on equity of 325.95%.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.775 per share. This represents a $3.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.87%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Cheniere Energy Partners's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.77%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CQP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 21.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 764,858 shares of the company's stock worth $37,264,000 after purchasing an additional 137,477 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,377,887 shares of the company's stock worth $126,313,000 after buying an additional 122,956 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 96,491 shares of the company's stock worth $5,126,000 after acquiring an additional 35,954 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Cheniere Energy Partners during the third quarter valued at $1,286,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,365,000. 46.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Partners Company Profile

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., through its subsidiaries, provides liquefied natural gas (LNG) to integrated energy companies, utilities, and energy trading companies worldwide. The company owns and operates natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.