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Don't Buy Cheniere Energy Without Checking Its Fundamentals!

Shares of Energy sector company Cheniere Energy moved -2.1% today, and are now trading at a price of $164.16. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 1,685,980 compared to its average volume of 2,842,246. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.4% performance.

Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy infrastructure company, primarily engages in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses in the United States. The company is based in Houston and has 1,550 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $40,818,745,344. Cheniere Energy currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.8% per year.

20 analysts are following Cheniere Energy and have set target prices ranging from $187 to $245 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, LNG is trading -21.14% away from its average analyst target price of $208.15 per share.

Over the last year, LNG's share price has increased by 63.1%, which represents a difference of 78.4% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $182.35 per share whereas its 52 week low is $97.85. Cheniere Energy has averaged free cash flows of $-486,750,000.0 over the last four years, but they have been increasing at a rate of 147.0%. Nonetheless, more cautious investors will probably avoid this stock until the business becomes firmly cash positive.

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