US Capital Advisors Issues Positive Outlook for CQP Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:CQP) – US Capital Advisors lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a research note issued on Thursday, August 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.45 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.26. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.41 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $3.66 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Cheniere Energy Partners from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $63.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $63.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $61.86.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Up 0.2%

Cheniere Energy Partners stock opened at $68.50 on Monday. Cheniere Energy Partners has a one year low of $49.53 and a one year high of $70.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $63.94 and a 200 day moving average of $63.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 19.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market cap of $33.16 billion, a PE ratio of 12.43 and a beta of 0.31.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $2.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $1.13. Cheniere Energy Partners had a return on equity of 1,121.60% and a net margin of 27.31%.The firm had revenue of $2.58 billion for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. now owns 42,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,246,000 after acquiring an additional 21,000 shares in the last quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Cheniere Energy Partners by 43.3% during the first quarter. Infrastructure Capital Advisors LLC now owns 226,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,646,000 after purchasing an additional 68,436 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 9,338,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,447,000 after purchasing an additional 336,946 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 594,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,799,000 after purchasing an additional 29,517 shares during the period. Finally, Abacus FCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 161.2% in the second quarter. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC now owns 195,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,942,000 after purchasing an additional 120,937 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Partners Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th were issued a dividend of $0.775 per share. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 7th. Cheniere Energy Partners’s payout ratio is currently 56.26%.

Cheniere Energy Partners Company Profile

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the United States. The partnership’s business centers on the development, ownership and operation of LNG facilities and associated pipeline assets that enable the liquefaction, storage and delivery of natural gas for export and domestic use. CQP’s assets are focused on large-scale midstream energy infrastructure intended to serve global natural gas markets.

The company’s core activities include LNG liquefaction and storage, terminal services, and pipeline transportation.