Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Shares Purchased by Vaughan David Investments LLC IL

Vaughan David Investments LLC IL lifted its stake in Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 203,713 shares of the energy company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,553 shares during the quarter. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL’s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $43,772,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in Cheniere Energy by 170.5% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 119 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Adirondack Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Cheniere Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cheniere Energy by 53.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 368 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. 87.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Cheniere Energy Stock Down 0.7 %

LNG stock opened at $219.70 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $223.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $204.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.29 billion, a PE ratio of 15.44 and a beta of 0.98. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.31 and a 12 month high of $257.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The energy company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $1.59. The business had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 20.71% and a return on equity of 37.19%. Equities analysts expect that Cheniere Energy, Inc. will post 11.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.05%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $202.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Cheniere Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cheniere Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $235.75.

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.