Q1 Earnings Estimate for EE Issued By Northland Securities

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE) – Stock analysts at Northland Securities cut their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Excelerate Energy in a report released on Wednesday, August 12th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Excelerate Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.57 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Excelerate Energy’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EE. Barclays raised their price objective on Excelerate Energy from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley set a $41.00 target price on Excelerate Energy in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of Excelerate Energy in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Zacks Research raised shares of Excelerate Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Excelerate Energy has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.73.

Excelerate Energy Stock Up 1.4%

EE stock opened at $35.85 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.25. Excelerate Energy has a fifty-two week low of $22.86 and a fifty-two week high of $43.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a current ratio of 1.80. The company has a market cap of $4.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.22.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. Excelerate Energy had a return on equity of 2.24% and a net margin of 3.23%.The company had revenue of $329.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $344.27 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.34 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 60.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of EE. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Excelerate Energy by 79.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 416,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,671,000 after buying an additional 183,664 shares in the last quarter. NFJ Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,590,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Excelerate Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,658,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Excelerate Energy by 132.9% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 285,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,542,000 after acquiring an additional 162,919 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its holdings in Excelerate Energy by 130.2% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 62,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,073,000 after acquiring an additional 35,078 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 21.79% of the company’s stock.

Excelerate Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Excelerate Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. Excelerate Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.07%.

Key Excelerate Energy News

Here are the key news stories impacting Excelerate Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target for Excelerate Energy (EE) to $38 from $37 while maintaining an “equal weight” rating. The higher target suggests analysts see moderate potential upside from recent trading levels. Benzinga analyst coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerages collectively give Excelerate Energy an average “Moderate Buy” rating, indicating that overall analyst sentiment remains supportive despite some estimate reductions. Excelerate Energy receives Moderate Buy rating
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage focused on questions from Excelerate Energy’s second-quarter earnings call, providing investors with additional context on the company’s operating outlook and growth plans. Analyst questions from Excelerate Energy’s Q2 earnings call
• Negative Sentiment: Northland Securities lowered its 2027 EPS forecasts for Excelerate Energy across the first, third and fourth quarters. Its full-year 2027 estimate fell to $1.89 from $1.92, signaling slightly weaker expected profitability. However, the revised forecast remains above the current-year consensus estimate of $1.57. Analyst insights on Excelerate Energy

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy (NYSE: EE) is a Houston?based energy infrastructure company specializing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions. The company develops, owns and operates floating regasification units (FSRUs) that convert shipped LNG into natural gas for delivery into existing pipeline networks. Excelerate Energy’s integrated platform also includes specialized LNG carriers, proprietary regasification technology and on?shore support facilities, enabling rapid deployment of import terminals without extensive capital construction.

Founded in the early 2000s, Excelerate Energy pioneered the first FSRU in 2007, demonstrating the flexibility and cost advantages of floating LNG import infrastructure.