Cheniere Energy, Inc. (LNG) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 6th

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNGGet Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.555 per share by the energy company on Friday, February 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 6th.

Cheniere Energy has a dividend payout ratio of 56.8% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Cheniere Energy to earn $12.84 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.22 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 17.3%.

Cheniere Energy Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE LNG opened at $207.91 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.58, a PEG ratio of 6.61 and a beta of 0.26. Cheniere Energy has a one year low of $186.20 and a one year high of $246.42. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $199.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $218.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Cheniere Energy (NYSE:LNGGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The energy company reported $4.75 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $2.00. The company had revenue of $4.44 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.87 billion. Cheniere Energy had a net margin of 21.12% and a return on equity of 37.52%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.93 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Cheniere Energy will post 11.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Cheniere Energy

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Cheniere Energy, Inc is a U.S.-based energy company that develops, owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure and markets LNG to global customers. The company’s core activities include natural gas liquefaction, long‑term and short‑term LNG sales and marketing, and the associated midstream services required to move gas from production basins to international markets. Cheniere focuses on converting domestic natural gas into LNG for export, providing a bridge between North American supply and overseas demand.

Cheniere’s principal operating assets are large-scale LNG export terminals located on the U.S.

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