Venture Global (NYSE:VG) Rating Lowered to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

VG has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Research upgraded Venture Global from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Venture Global in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Scotiabank set a $9.00 price target on Venture Global in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Venture Global in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Venture Global in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $8.00 price objective for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $13.10.

Venture Global Stock Performance

Shares of VG stock opened at $13.07 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $9.58 and its 200 day moving average is $9.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 5.67. Venture Global has a 12 month low of $5.72 and a 12 month high of $19.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter. Venture Global had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.96%. Venture Global’s revenue for the quarter was up 191.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Venture Global will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Venture Global

In other Venture Global news, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,900,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Sarah Blake sold 119,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.01, for a total value of $1,552,093.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 2,450,000 shares of company stock worth $28,236,193 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Venture Global

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Venture Global by 147.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,862,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,417,000 after buying an additional 13,620,863 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 82.7% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,812,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,739,000 after buying an additional 4,893,707 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 520.8% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 6,279,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,827,000 after buying an additional 5,268,053 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,101,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,811,000 after acquiring an additional 273,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cohen & Steers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 4,963,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,849,000 after acquiring an additional 219,505 shares during the last quarter.

Venture Global News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global’s CP2 subsidiary closed an amended and upsized project financing, improving funding certainty for the CP2 liquefaction project and lowering construction/contracting risk — a major de‑risking step for future cash flows. Venture Global Secures Landmark CP2 LNG Project Financing
• Positive Sentiment: The company has taken final investment decision (FID) and announced it will proceed with the second phase of its CP2/Louisiana LNG export project (roughly $8.6B of capital). FID + phase‑2 commitment materially increases future revenue runway and long‑term asset base. Venture Global to proceed with second phase of CP2 LNG project
• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital raised its price target to $14 and upgraded to “Outperform,” signaling buy‑side support and giving the stock fresh analyst momentum. (Analyst upgrades can drive near‑term flows and sentiment.) PT Raised to $14 at RBC Capital
• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global reiterated contractual start dates for Plaquemines Phase 1 LNG cargo deliveries (beginning Oct. 31), which supports near‑term contracted revenue and helps lock in cash flows despite volatile spot gas markets. VG Commits to Timely LNG Deliveries From Plaquemines Phase 1
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketBeat coverage summarized recent analyst activity (mixed ratings and a consensus target ~ $13.10) and noted a small quarterly dividend disclosure with ex‑dividend/record dates — useful context but not a game changer relative to the project financing/FID news. MarketBeat VG Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CAO Sarah Blake sold sizable blocks (119,300 shares at ~$13.01 on March 12; prior sales in March totaled several hundred thousand shares). Large insider disposals can weigh on sentiment even when they may be routine or for non‑company reasons. Insider Selling: CAO Sells Stock

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.