Cheniere Energy Inc (NYSE: LNG)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.75 in comparison to its previous close of 223.51, however, the company has experienced a 4.80% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-09 that EQNR extends the Hammerfest LNG outage to Jan. 19, citing delays in compressor repairs. The facility accounts for 5% of Norway’s gas exports.
Is It Worth Investing in Cheniere Energy Inc (NYSE: LNG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Cheniere Energy Inc (NYSE: LNG) is above average at 14.37x. The 36-month beta value for LNG is also noteworthy at 0.98. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LNG is 221.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.65% of that float. The average trading volume of LNG on January 10, 2025 was 1.63M shares.
LNG’s Market Performance
LNG’s stock has seen a 4.80% increase for the week, with a 1.47% rise in the past month and a 19.82% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.90%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.89% for Cheniere Energy Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.16% for LNG’s stock, with a 24.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LNG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LNG stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for LNG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LNG in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $242 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LNG reach a price target of $202, previously predicting the price at $192. The rating they have provided for LNG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on November 05th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to LNG, setting the target price at $215 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.
LNG Trading at 6.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LNG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.90%, as shares surge +5.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +21.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LNG rose by +4.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +40.99% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $214.13. In addition, Cheniere Energy Inc saw 4.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LNG starting from JOHN COREY GRINDAL, who proposed sale 15,998 shares at the price of $210.53 back on Nov 15 ’24. After this action, JOHN COREY GRINDAL now owns shares of Cheniere Energy Inc, valued at $3,368,027 using the latest closing price.
JOHN COREY GRINDAL, the Advisor of Cheniere Energy Inc, proposed sale 16,000 shares at $212.81 during a trade that took place back on Nov 11 ’24, which means that JOHN COREY GRINDAL is holding shares at $3,405,030 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LNG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Cheniere Energy Inc stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 79.00, with 8.61 for asset returns.
Based on Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.56. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.91 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 23.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.07.
Conclusion
In summary, Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
