Why Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (CQP) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term

Zacks
24 Feb

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Momentum investors, who live by the saying "the trend is your friend," are most interested in taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Utilizing one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, among other factors, the Momentum Style Score can help determine favorable times to buy high-momentum stocks.

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (CQP)

Headquartered in Houston, TX, Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. is the owner and operator of regasification units at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, located in Cameron Parish, LA. It provides clean, secure, and affordable LNG to several entities, comprising utilities as well as integrated energy firms, all around the world. The Sabine Pass LNG terminal is North America’s first large-scale liquefied gas export facility. The publicly-traded Delaware limited partnership was formed in 2006 by Cheniere Energy, Inc.

CQP is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are up 0.6% over the past one week and up 0.6% over the past four weeks. CQP has gained 19.4% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 304,991.75 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.

A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, two analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for CQP, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.04 to $4.14 per share. CQP also boasts an average earnings surprise of 7.7%.

CQP should be on investors' short list because of its impressive earnings fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Momentum and VGM Style Scores.

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