Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) Shares Purchased by JSF Financial LLC

JSF Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,670 shares of the energy company’s stock after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the quarter. JSF Financial LLC’s holdings in Cheniere Energy were worth $1,003,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,127,000. Fractal Investments LLC raised its holdings in Cheniere Energy by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Fractal Investments LLC now owns 59,200 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $12,720,000 after purchasing an additional 14,000 shares in the last quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,460,000. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,455,000. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $245,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.26% of the company’s stock.

Cheniere Energy Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSE LNG opened at $221.38 on Tuesday. Cheniere Energy, Inc. has a 12 month low of $152.31 and a 12 month high of $257.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $223.48 and a 200-day moving average of $201.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company has a market cap of $49.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14 and a beta of 0.98.

Cheniere Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. Cheniere Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.77%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $247.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $242.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $234.00 to $261.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy from $213.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy from $195.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Cheniere Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $234.25.

About Cheniere Energy

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.