Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) Price Target Raised to $72.00

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) had its target price boosted by Morgan Stanley from $55.00 to $72.00 in a report issued on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an equal weight rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on CQP. Weiss Ratings raised Cheniere Energy Partners from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $58.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $51.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Zacks Research raised shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Cheniere Energy Partners from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $58.86.

Cheniere Energy Partners Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of Cheniere Energy Partners stock opened at $67.22 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 0.40. Cheniere Energy Partners has a fifty-two week low of $49.53 and a fifty-two week high of $70.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.21, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a current ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $60.23 and a 200 day moving average of $55.68.

Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE:CQP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $1.27. Cheniere Energy Partners had a negative return on equity of 1,446.48% and a net margin of 27.76%.The company had revenue of $2.91 billion during the quarter. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. Cheniere Energy Partners’s revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Cheniere Energy Partners will post 4.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Cheniere Energy Partners Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $0.775 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $3.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. Cheniere Energy Partners’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.96%.

Institutional Trading of Cheniere Energy Partners

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners in the third quarter valued at approximately $7,357,000. Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Cheniere Energy Partners during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,130,000. Alps Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 9,001,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $484,487,000 after buying an additional 206,306 shares during the period. Founders Capital Management boosted its position in Cheniere Energy Partners by 87.2% in the 3rd quarter. Founders Capital Management now owns 41,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,246,000 after buying an additional 19,446 shares during the period. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd grew its stake in shares of Cheniere Energy Partners by 67.7% in the second quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 31,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,740,000 after acquiring an additional 12,526 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 46.55% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Cheniere Energy Partners

Here are the key news stories impacting Cheniere Energy Partners this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target on CQP to $72, which supports upside vs. the prior consensus and may limit downside from other analyst cuts. Morgan Stanley Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: US Capital Advisors slightly increased its FY2027 EPS view to $3.85 (from $3.80), a modest upgrade that could be read as improving medium‑term fundamentals. US Capital Advisors Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: US Capital Advisors published a full slate of quarterly and multi‑year EPS forecasts for CQP (Q1–Q4 and FY2026–FY2028), giving investors updated cadence and modeling inputs; key published values include Q1 2026 $1.03, Q2 2026 $0.85, Q3 2026 $0.89, Q4 2026 $1.06, and FY2026 $3.83. US Capital Advisors Forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors trimmed its FY2026 EPS forecast to $3.83 from $3.94 and lowered several near‑term quarterly estimates (Q1 2026 cut to $1.03 from $1.06; Q2 2026 to $0.85 from $0.87; Q3 2026 to $0.89 from $0.92). Those downgrades increase downside risk to short‑term earnings expectations and likely pressured the share price. US Capital Advisors Cuts
• Negative Sentiment: US Capital Advisors’ FY2028 EPS projection of $3.67 and the set of quarter‑by‑quarter reductions signal a slightly weaker multi‑year outlook compared with the current consensus (~$4.14), which can weigh on valuation multiples. Forward Estimates

About Cheniere Energy Partners

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is a publicly traded master limited partnership that owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in the United States. The partnership’s business centers on the development, ownership and operation of LNG facilities and associated pipeline assets that enable the liquefaction, storage and delivery of natural gas for export and domestic use. CQP’s assets are focused on large-scale midstream energy infrastructure intended to serve global natural gas markets.

The company’s core activities include LNG liquefaction and storage, terminal services, and pipeline transportation.