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LNG·Cheniere Energy, Inc.

$279.57
-12.45 (-4.26%)
Pre-Market
High
$284.00
Open
$280.90
Market Cap
59.63B
52W High
$331.50
Low
$280.00
P. Close
$279.57
P/E
20.44
52W Low
$186.20
Fwd P/E
13.50
DailyIQ Est.
$329.18
Inst. Own.
69.8%
Short Interest
2.19%
Days to Cover
3.1
Div. Yield
0.79%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 9
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Oct 29, 2026tone +2.6 vs prior release · 116 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
76
BULLISH
News Sentiment
69
BULLISH
On Nov 5, QatarEnergy entered discussions to secure additional long‑term LNG contracts with U.S. suppliers, aiming to diversify its gas imports beyond the Persian Gulf region. The talks signal a strategic shift toward sourcing from stable, high‑quality U.S. LNG producers. This move could enhance Qatar’s energy security and reduce geopolitical exposure. The negotiations are still in preliminary stages, and no definitive agreements have been announced yet.
LOW TARGET
$262 -7.4%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$319 +12.6%
15 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$350 +23.7%
13 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$262.00 - $350.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
9/16/2/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$329.18 (+16.3%)
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Midstream
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Symbol
LNG
Description
Cheniere Energy, Inc. is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure company specializing in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector. The company's core business revolves around the ownership and operation of two key LNG terminals: Sabine Pass in Louisiana and Corpus Christi in Texas. These strategically located facilities facilitate the import and export of natural gas. Cheniere Energy further enhances its operational capabilities through the ownership of associated pipelines, including the Creole Trail and Corpus Christi pipelines, which ensure efficient natural gas supply to its terminals. In addition to its infrastructure assets, the company participates in the marketing of LNG and natural gas. Incorporated in 1983, Cheniere Energy is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
445 shares
$108K
SHEAR NEAL A-
Gift500 shares2026-11-02
Mitchelmore Lorraine-
Tax Withholding51 shares2026-08-15
Vitalone Britt J.-
Award/Grant614 shares2026-07-14
Hinz MaasEVP, Operations
Award/Grant2,911 shares2026-05-14
COLLAWN PATRICIA K-
Award/Grant1,391 shares2026-05-14
83/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
27.4%
Revenue CAGR
36.6%
Current Ratio
0.94x
Debt / Equity
2.88x
Return on Equity
67.3%
Earnings Summary
In the most recent quarters, Cheniere’s revenue grew from $4.44 billion in Q4 2024 to $5.45 billion in Q4 2025, a 23.5% increase, while EPS fell from $2.54 to $2.87, reflecting a 13.5% decline in earnings per share despite higher top line. The following quarter, Q2 2026, revenue surged to $5.73 billion, a 5.6% YoY rise, and EPS rebounded to $3.02, a 5.3% increase, indicating a partial recovery. In Q3 2026, revenue jumped 13.5% to $6.17 billion and EPS exceeded estimates, reaching $5.65 versus a consensus of $4.31, marking a notable beat. Historically, Cheniere has shown a steady YoY revenue growth trajectory, with EPS generally trailing due to capital expenditures and market volatility; the company has consistently beat revenue estimates in the last four quarters while missing EPS in two. Recent news highlights a senior note issuance on November 2, 2024, aimed at strengthening the balance sheet, and a series of analyst upgrades to price targets through October 2026, driven by robust EBITDA guidance and expanded LNG contracts. The company’s focus on expanding Corpus Christi Stage 3 and securing long‑term contracts suggests continued top‑line momentum, but earnings volatility remains a key watch point.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.99$3.18$4.38$5.57$6.77Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$6.22 - -
Q3'26$4.31$5.65+31.2%
Q2'26$3.15$3.02-4.3%
Q4'25$3.97$2.87-27.6%
Q4'24$3.20$2.54-20.7%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$4.2B$4.8B$5.4B$6.0B$6.6BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$6.3B - -
Q3'26$5.4B$6.2B+14.0%
Q2'26$4.9B$5.7B+15.9%
Q4'25$5.6B$5.5B-2.3%
Q4'24 - $4.4B -

Market Data

LNG Stock Snapshot

BULLISH76/100
$280.00−$0.50 (0.2%)
Market cap
59.63B
P/E ratio
20.4
Day range
$280.00 – $284.00
News sentiment
69/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$318.71 (+13.8%)
Consensus
Buy · 29 analysts
52-week range+50.4% off low · -15.5% from high
$186.20$331.50
Price $280.00 DailyIQ Est. $329.18

LNG's technical picture is constructive, with trend and momentum pointing the same direction. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into LNG?

RICH

At today's price, Cheniere Energy, Inc. needs to grow free cash flow about -0.0% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 6.08% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at -5.5% a year, so the market is asking for 5.4 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis LNG looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-0.0%
Growth trend
-5.5%
Growth gap
+5.4 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
6.08%
Beta
0.52

Behaviour On Record

What LNG's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
46.0% 88th pct
Below its peak
-11.2%
vs 200-day average
+13.2%
Up days (1y)
52%

Cheniere Energy, Inc. is currently running 46.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against LNG's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 88th percentile — elevated for this stock, against a typical reading of 29.3%.

LNG is trading -11.2% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -21.3%, and the deepest was -55.8% in 2015. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +13.2% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 70th percentile — a somewhat wider gap than its own norm. Over the past year LNG closed higher on 52% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, LNG finished the month higher 7 of 13 times, with a median return of +1.6% and an average of +3.5%. Its strongest month historically has been April at +4.5% on average, its weakest December at -2.0%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: LNG has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 193 of 3,268 sessions (5.9% of the time), with the largest gaps running +9.5% and -10.9%.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, LNG moved an average of 2.5% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +1.9% and a largest of -2.9%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against LNG's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of LNG's sector?

Cheniere Energy, Inc. sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening).

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
27

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for LNG?

CallsPuts

For Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s nearest expiry (2026-11-06, 0 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.02), with at-the-money implied volatility around 25.0%.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-06)
0.02
ATM implied volatility
25.0%
Total open interest
1,010

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect LNG to earn?

Analysts expect Cheniere Energy, Inc. to earn $21.02 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $15.95 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 5 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$8.49$7.90 to $9.092$6.48B6
Mar 2027$6.35$4.94 to $7.563$6.32B4
Jun 2027$5.48$3.71 to $10.955~$6.46B-
Sep 2027$4.80$3.68 to $8.055~$5.66B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$21.02$19.28 to $22.333$23.29B11
Dec 2027$20.72$15.02 to $29.726$23.51B11
Dec 2028$15.95$13.89 to $18.125~$18.80B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on LNG?

Scotiabank most recently reiterated its rating on Cheniere Energy, Inc. to Sector Outperform on Nov 3, 2026 with a price target of $327 (from $311). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Scotiabank: Sector Outperform
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Nov 3, 2026ScotiabankMaintainedSector Outperform$311 → $327
Nov 3, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$325 → $352
Oct 30, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$310 → $322
Oct 30, 2026Wells FargoMaintainedOverweight$335 → $374
Oct 30, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$287 → $328
Oct 30, 2026BernsteinMaintainedOutperform$283 → $312
Oct 29, 2026BernsteinReiteratedOutperform$283
Oct 23, 2026JP MorganMaintainedOverweight$334 → $344
Oct 23, 2026BernsteinReiteratedOutperform$283
Oct 7, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$279 → $287
Sep 10, 2026ScotiabankMaintainedSector Outperform$290 → $312
Aug 24, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedOutperform$300 → $319

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Cheniere Energy, Inc.'s latest earnings release say?

Filed Oct 29, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone57.4/ 100+2.6 vs prior release
Hedging words1.16per 100 words-0.47 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 46–66

Most important lines

  1. 1

    For the third quarter 2026, Cheniere’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.625 per common share, an increase of over 12% from the prior quarter, payable on November 17, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2026.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    In August 2026, Cheniere produced and exported its 5,000th cargo of LNG from its U.S. Gulf Coast operations, achieving this milestone faster than any other LNG producer worldwide.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    “Our outstanding results and improved outlook enable us to further raise our guidance ranges for 2026, and the successful completion of CCL Stage 3 and our continued debottlenecking efforts provide increased visibility into our initial production forecast for 2027.

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

LNG peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about LNG?

LNG rose 2.9% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 16 and 92 from Oct 7 to Oct 27, then jumped to 85 on Oct 28.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$275$300$325Oct 6Oct 7: tone 70Oct 8: tone 50Oct 9: tone 92Oct 12: tone 63Oct 13Oct 14: tone 61Oct 15Oct 16Oct 19Oct 20Oct 21: tone 67Oct 22: tone 79Oct 23: tone 75Oct 26: tone 53Oct 27: tone 16Oct 28: tone 85Oct 29: tone 63Oct 30: tone 66Nov 2: tone 51Nov 3: tone 55Nov 4: tone 82Nov 5: tone 62Nov 6Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 29 +7.3%same day: Cheniere Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results, Raises Full Year 2026 Financial Guidance, and Increases Quarterly Dividend by Over 12%
  2. Nov 2 -5.3%same day: Cheniere Announces Offering of Senior Notes due 2037
  3. Nov 4 -6.2%same day: Don’t Get Caught in a Gas Bubble, But Cheniere Energy Stock Is Hot

Technical analysis

How strong is LNG's momentum right now?

On the daily chart LNG ranks at the 76th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling LNG?

91 of the 212 tracked managers added to LNG in their latest 13F and 120 trimmed. Together they own 69.8% of the company, worth $35.8B. BlackRock and Vanguard Portfolio Management alone hold 12.8%.

91adding120trimming1unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of LNG
  1. $4.2B positionTrimmed 0.8% last quarter
  2. $2.3B positionAdded 3.0% last quarter
  3. $2.3B positionAdded 3.6% last quarter
  4. $1.4B positionTrimmed 4.1% last quarter
  5. $1.2B positionAdded 26.6% last quarter
  6. $1.1B positionTrimmed 12.2% last quarter
  7. $885.8M positionTrimmed 5.8% last quarter
  8. $855.9M positionTrimmed 4.9% last quarter
  9. $744.0M positionTrimmed 23.6% last quarter
  10. $758.7M positionTrimmed 21.7% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading LNG?

2 members of Congress disclosed 2 LNG trades between Apr 7 and Dec 12, 2025: 2 sells, about $40.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsMayJulSepNov
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has LNG done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, LNG returned +8.0%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 6 did better, led by MPC at +54.1%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−50%0%+50%+100%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6MPC +54.1%LNG +8.0%OIH −19.7%