Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for CQP Q1 Earnings

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.02 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Cheniere Energy Partners’ current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cheniere Energy Partners’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.68 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays increased their price objective 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 raised their price objective on Cheniere Energy Partners from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Cheniere Energy Partners from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $51.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

Cheniere Energy Partners Stock Up 0.2 %

Cheniere Energy Partners stock opened at $62.52 on Friday. Cheniere Energy Partners has a twelve month low of $45.51 and a twelve month high of $68.30. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $61.58. The firm has a market cap of $30.26 billion, a PE ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.70.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $2.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion.

Cheniere Energy Partners Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.775 per share. This is an increase from Cheniere Energy Partners’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.96%. Cheniere Energy Partners’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 72.77%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cheniere Energy Partners

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 20,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 5,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Powell Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Powell Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 30.1% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

About Cheniere Energy Partners

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.