Aventail Capital Group LP Trims Stock Position in Venture Global, Inc. $VG

Aventail Capital Group LP cut its holdings in shares of Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) by 53.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 266,537 shares of the company’s stock after selling 300,563 shares during the period. Aventail Capital Group LP’s holdings in Venture Global were worth $3,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in Venture Global during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. MAI Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Venture Global in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Venture Global by 161.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 1,820 shares during the period. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Venture Global in the second quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in shares of Venture Global in the second quarter worth about $63,000.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on Venture Global from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $13.00 price objective on shares of Venture Global in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Venture Global from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. New Street Research set a $15.00 target price on shares of Venture Global in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Venture Global from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.10.

Key Stories Impacting Venture Global

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

Venture Global Price Performance

Shares of Venture Global stock opened at $13.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $32.00 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 5.70. Venture Global, Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.72 and a twelve month high of $19.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $9.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.66.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. Venture Global had a return on equity of 27.96% and a net margin of 18.38%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 191.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Venture Global, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.018 per share. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is a positive change from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.14%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Fory Musser sold 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.90, for a total transaction of $10,900,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of Venture Global stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total transaction of $11,830,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 2,450,000 shares of company stock worth $28,236,193 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 86.73% of the company’s stock.

Venture Global 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.