Cheniere Energy, Already Strong, Gets Added Boost From Gas Shortage

With natural gas in short supply amid the war in the Middle East, gas companies like Cheniere Energy (LNG) are seeing strong growth.

Cheniere is within a few points of its all-time high. It’s been consolidating for over a year after hitting a record 257.65 on Jan. 17, 2025. Shares of the Houston-based company traded as high as 255.78 on Tuesday. It’s faded a bit from that level amid this week’s market retreat.

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Additionally, on Thursday, the IBD Relative Strength (RS) Rating for LNG stock climbed up to a higher percentile, with a upgrade from 67 the day before to 71 Thursday.

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Market research reveals that the best stocks often have an 80 or higher RS Rating as they launch their largest runs. See if Cheniere Energy can continue to rise toward the high level of its other ratings, and clear that threshold.

Among other ratings, Cheniere has a middling EPS Rating of 74 out of 99, based on weak earnings in early 2025. But it carries a terrific 94 Composite Rating, putting it in the top 6% for a group of the most important fundamental and technical metrics.

It boasts an A SMR Rating (sales + profit margin + return on equity). And its B+ Accumulation/Distribution Rating shows that funds are eager buyers of its stock.

Profits Surged Last Quarter, Expected To Do So Again

Cheniere Energy reported a 147% surge in earnings for the December-ended quarter, to a beefy $10.68 per share. The prior two quarters it reported EPS gains of 90% and 21%. During that stretch, sales grew 43%, 18% and 23% to $5.45 billion.

Cheniere holds the No. 10 rank among its peers in the Oil&Gas-Transportation/Pipeline industry group. Knot Offshore Partners (KNOP), DHT Holdings (DHT) and Golar LNG (GLNG) are among the top five highly rated stocks in the group.

The exclusive Relative Strength Rating from Investor’s Business Daily identifies share price movement with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The rating shows how a stock’s price behavior over the trailing 52 weeks compares to all the other stocks in our database.

This article was created automatically with Stats Perform’s Wordsmith software using data and article templates supplied by Investor’s Business Daily. An IBD journalist may have edited the article.

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