Northland Capmk Issues Negative Estimate for EE Earnings

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Excelerate Energy in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Excelerate Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.18 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stephens increased their price target on Excelerate Energy from $21.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Excelerate Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $20.00 to $19.00 in a report on Friday, August 30th. Barclays boosted their target price on Excelerate Energy from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Northland Securities increased their target price on Excelerate Energy from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Excelerate Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.14.

Excelerate Energy Price Performance

Shares of Excelerate Energy stock opened at $27.91 on Tuesday. Excelerate Energy has a 1-year low of $13.38 and a 1-year high of $28.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $22.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.75. The company has a current ratio of 4.12, a quick ratio of 3.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.19 and a beta of 1.28.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.03. Excelerate Energy had a net margin of 3.14% and a return on equity of 1.39%. The firm had revenue of $193.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $194.09 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Excelerate Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EE. BOKF NA grew its holdings in Excelerate Energy by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. BOKF NA now owns 12,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in Excelerate Energy during the second quarter worth $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in Excelerate Energy during the first quarter worth about $38,000. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Excelerate Energy by 9.6% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 29,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after purchasing an additional 2,553 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scout Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Excelerate Energy by 1.1% in the first quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 253,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,020,000 after purchasing an additional 2,673 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.79% of the company’s stock.

Excelerate Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be given a $0.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. This is a boost from Excelerate Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.86%. Excelerate Energy’s payout ratio is presently 10.10%.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects.