Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Shares Purchased by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. lifted its position in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG - Free Report) by 8.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,357 shares of the energy company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,430 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.'s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $6,953,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy by 170.5% in the 4th 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 period. WR Wealth Planners LLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 373.1% in the fourth quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 123 shares of the energy company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Cheniere Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Adirondack Trust Co. purchased a new stake in Cheniere Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LNG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $237.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Mizuho increased their target price 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. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $239.79.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director G Andrea Botta sold 9,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were 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 owns 33,934 shares in the company, valued at $7,448,852.34. This trade represents a 20.96 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cheniere Energy Price Performance

LNG traded up $6.98 during trading on Monday, reaching $233.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,550,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,746,641. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $225.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.13. The company has a market cap of $52.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.94. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $152.88 and a 1 year high of $257.65.

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

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy's payout ratio is currently 14.05%.

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.