Brokers Issue Forecasts for Venture Global Q1 Earnings

Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) – Equities researchers at US Capital Advisors cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Venture Global in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 23rd. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.27. US Capital Advisors has a “Moderate Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Venture Global’s current full-year earnings is $0.52 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Venture Global’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Venture Global from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded Venture Global from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Venture Global from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Citigroup upped their target price on Venture Global from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Venture Global from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price target for the company from $8.00 to $22.00 in a research report on Monday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.57.

Venture Global Stock Up 5.2%

Venture Global stock opened at $16.62 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $40.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 5.70. Venture Global has a 1-year low of $5.72 and a 1-year high of $19.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.72. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Venture Global had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.96%. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter. The company’s revenue was up 191.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Venture Global

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 1,750.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in Venture Global in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. MAI Capital Management acquired a new stake in Venture Global during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Venture Global during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in Venture Global by 218.1% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 4,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 3,031 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,900,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Sarah Blake sold 300,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.85, for a total transaction of $3,555,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 5,872,223 shares of company stock worth $82,002,870. Insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.018 dividend. This is an increase from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio is 8.14%.

Key Venture Global News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Venture Global signed a binding five‑year LNG purchase agreement with Vitol for ~1.5 MTPA starting in 2026 — expands contracted volumes and strengthens near‑term revenue visibility. Venture Global and Vitol announce new LNG purchase agreement
• Positive Sentiment: Major analyst upgrades and price‑target raises: Morgan Stanley upgraded VG to overweight with a $22 PT and Goldman Sachs raised its PT to $18.50 with a buy — institutional endorsement likely supported buying. Analyst coverage/price target notes
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply in March (down ~24.3% to ~46.6M shares), reducing bearish open interest and lowering short‑squeeze pressure. (Short interest ≈14.3% of float; ratio ~1.4 days.)
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually high options and call buying (tens of thousands of calls traded) — signals speculative/hedged bullish positioning that can amplify upward moves.
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO commentary at CERAWeek: management says Venture Global has adequate short‑, medium‑ and long‑term LNG supply and is working globally to deliver cargoes — supports operational narrative but not an immediate earnings change. Reuters: CEO comments at CERAWeek
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/awareness push: Venture Global launched a national advertising campaign (“Unstoppable Energy”), which may help market perception over time but has limited near‑term financial impact. Ad campaign press release
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing legal/arbitration exposure: the company is in discussions to settle arbitration claims from buyers over delayed deliveries from Calcasieu Pass — settlement risk and potential liabilities remain. Reuters: arbitration discussions
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed sell‑side views: US Capital Advisors maintains a “Moderate Sell” with lower near‑term EPS forecasts — a reminder of divergent analyst sentiment and potential downside if growth/earnings miss expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and volatility risks: the company carries high leverage (debt/equity ~3.24) and a high beta (~5.7), which raise financial risk and can amplify share volatility on news or rates moves.

Venture Global Company Profile

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.