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5. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) 

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 62

Headquartered in Texas, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) is the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second-largest LNG operator in the world. Cheniere’s energy infrastructure represents over $38 billion investment in the future of energy, supplying LNG to dozens of markets on five continents.

During Q3 of 2024, Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) reported a revenue of $3.76 billion, down 9.5% YoY and missing consensus estimates by over $16 million, primarily due to declining international LNG and gas prices. The company generated $2.7 billion of distributable cash flow during the first nine months of 2024, allowing it to repurchase $2 billion of shares and repay $450 million of long-term debt. Cheniere also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5 per share in January and intends to follow through with its guidance of growing its dividend by approximately 10% annually through the end of this decade.

After President Trump ended the pause on permits for new LNG export projects, more and more Indian oil firms are interested in buying LNG from the US. It was reported this week that Indian Oil is in talks with Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) to sign a 15-year LNG deal, with volumes between 1.5 million to 2 million metric tons annually, beginning in April 2027. India, along with other Asian buyers, is looking to secure more energy deals with the United States to avoid the tariff spree of the Trump administration.