As of close of business last night, Cheniere Energy Inc.’s stock clocked out at $153.18, down -1.17% from its previous closing price of $154.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2962254 shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LNG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.71. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.51 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.11.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on February 27, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $178 from $185 previously.
On September 06, 2023, CapitalOne started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $200.CapitalOne initiated its Overweight rating on September 06, 2023, with a $200 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LNG now has a Market Capitalization of 35.95B and an Enterprise Value of 58.67B. As of this moment, Cheniere’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.88 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.47.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LNG has reached a high of $183.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 164.87, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 162.09.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LNG traded 1.73M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2.64M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 237.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.28M. Insiders hold about 1.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.81% stake in the company. Shares short for LNG as of Jan 31, 2024 were 2.5M with a Short Ratio of 1.45, compared to 2.33M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.05% and a Short% of Float of 1.06%.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.66, LNG has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.66. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.07%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.14%. The current Payout Ratio is 3.98% for LNG, which recently paid a dividend on Feb 23, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 05, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Apr 25, 2005 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 13 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $2.49 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $3.67 and a low estimate of $2.07, while EPS last year was $22.1. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.12, with high estimates of $2.74 and low estimates of $1.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.94 and $7.41 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.42. EPS for the following year is $10.73, with 14 analysts recommending between $14.89 and $7.85.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 8 analysts expect revenue to total $4.32B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.08B to a low estimate of $3.71B. As of the current estimate, Cheniere Energy Inc.’s year-ago sales were $7.31B, an estimated decrease of -41.00% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.02B, a decrease of -2.00% over than the figure of -$41.00% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $4.66B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.26B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LNG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $20.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.91B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.39B, down -15.70% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $24.95B and the low estimate is $17.45B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 19.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
