Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Purchases Shares of Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG)

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican-Florida) recently bought shares of Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG). In a filing disclosed on April 21st, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Venture Global stock on March 19th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “UBS BROKERAGE ACCOUNT” account.

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Rentals (NYSE:URI) on 3/25/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) on 3/25/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) on 3/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) on 3/24/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) on 3/24/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Boeing (NYSE:BA) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) on 3/19/2026.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of FedEx (NYSE:FDX) on 3/19/2026.

Venture Global Price Performance

Shares of VG stock opened at $12.35 on Thursday. Venture Global, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $5.72 and a fifty-two week high of $19.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.84. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.77.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.06. Venture Global had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.96%. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 191.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Venture Global, Inc. will post 1.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.018 dividend. This is a boost from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio is 8.14%.

Insider Activity at Venture Global

In other news, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total value of $11,830,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Sarah Blake sold 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.85, for a total value of $3,555,000.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 6,094,446 shares of company stock worth $84,601,768. 86.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VG. Royal Bank of Canada acquired a new stake in Venture Global in the 1st quarter valued at $2,150,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Venture Global during the first quarter worth approximately $152,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Venture Global during the 1st quarter worth approximately $460,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in Venture Global during the second quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Amundi purchased a new position in shares of Venture Global during the 2nd quarter worth $213,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on VG. UBS Group lifted their price target on Venture Global from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Venture Global from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $8.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Venture Global from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Venture Global from $15.00 to $18.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Finally, New Street Research set a $15.00 price objective on Venture Global in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.77.

About Representative Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 27th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Salazar (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 27th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Maria Elvira Salazar was born in Miami, Florida, and lives in Coral Gables, Florida. Salazar earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in 1983 and a graduate degree from Harvard University in 1995. Her career experience includes working as a television journalist, reporter, and news anchor.

About Venture Global

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.