
Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at US Capital Advisors upped their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Venture Global in a report issued on Thursday, August 20th. US Capital Advisors analyst J. Carreker now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.29. US Capital Advisors currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Venture Global’s current full-year earnings is $1.63 per share. US Capital Advisors also issued estimates for Venture Global’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.39 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on VG. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Venture Global in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $14.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Venture Global from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Venture Global from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Venture Global from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Venture Global from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Venture Global has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.12.
Venture Global Trading Down 2.3%
VG stock opened at $14.06 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $12.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.64. Venture Global has a fifty-two week low of $5.72 and a fifty-two week high of $17.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.44, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.11.
Venture Global (NYSE:VG – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter. Venture Global had a return on equity of 34.08% and a net margin of 21.24%.
Venture Global Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This is a positive change from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio is 5.51%.
Insider Transactions at Venture Global
In other news, VP Fory Musser sold 447,534 shares of Venture Global stock in a transaction on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.02, for a total value of $6,274,426.68. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Sari Beth Granat sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.49, for a total value of $2,698,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,340,893 shares of company stock worth $32,404,567. Corporate insiders own 84.24% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Venture Global
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corecam AG bought a new position in Venture Global in the second quarter valued at approximately $2,401,000. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Venture Global by 520.8% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 6,279,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,827,000 after acquiring an additional 5,268,053 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 304.4% in the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 149,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,352,000 after purchasing an additional 112,318 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Venture Global in the 1st quarter valued at $2,235,000. Finally, Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new position in shares of Venture Global in the 1st quarter worth $7,961,000.
About Venture Global
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.
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