US Capital Advisors Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for CQP

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.93. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.62 EPS.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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). Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 325.95% and a net margin of 28.84%. The firm had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.37 billion.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on CQP. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays boosted 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered Cheniere Energy Partners from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and raised their price target for the company from $50.00 to $51.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st.

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Cheniere Energy Partners Trading Down 0.1 %

Cheniere Energy Partners stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $63.64. 77,550 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 170,729. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $62.99. Cheniere Energy Partners has a fifty-two week low of $45.51 and a fifty-two week high of $68.30. The firm has a market cap of $30.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy Partners

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CQP. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,341 shares of the company's stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 53.7% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,825 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 638 shares in the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 64.5% during the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,550 shares of the company's stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.55% of the company's stock.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

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

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.