LNG NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Cheniere Energy Inc · Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

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Latest close 263.6 USD
-2.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a 7.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 60 out of 100
Latest Close 263.6 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.3% latest completed week
4W Return 7.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 55.8% 29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 20-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -2.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.2%. Indicator stack 76/57 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 46/100 conviction; expected move 5.0%. News sentiment 59/100 77 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 5d Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 68.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.3%, after a 7.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4912-week average 0.58

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.49Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 7.2% over four weeks, 10.0% over 12 weeks, and 11.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 20 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.3%
4W7.2%
12W10.0%
26W25.2%
52W11.7%
Active trend streak20 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change93.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.18Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change240.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum68/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Growth32/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework42/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
38.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
11.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
36.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
22.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
45.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
24.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-52.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
25.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
5.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

LNG shows bullish options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 5.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction46/100
Expected move5.0%
Put/call volume0.41
Pressure49
Speculation40
Volatility52
Trend agreement44
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Insider activity9 / 8

9 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 77 relevant articles.

36 positive · 35 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-12.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-11.1%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-2.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -3.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape59/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 59/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis49/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 4/12.

Activity pressure 0.49; 1 reversal markers Factors59/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 12 SVQF42/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 590.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options57/100

LNG shows bullish options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.41, expected move of 5.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 5.0% Sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 77 relevant articles.

Expand Energy Targets the LNG, Power and Industrial Demand Expansion Insiders9 / 8

9 acquisitions and 8 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings5d

Next report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026263.6 USD-2.3%243.7 USD202.5 USD-0.044.188.6MOn
24 Jul 2026269.7 USD2.7%241.5 USD201.8 USD-0.287.598.5MOn
17 Jul 2026262.6 USD1.5%238.8 USD201.1 USD-0.444.209.2MOn
10 Jul 2026258.6 USD5.2%236.3 USD200.4 USD-0.610.849.9MOn
3 Jul 2026246.0 USD1.8%234.0 USD199.7 USD-0.71-2.998.5MOn
26 Jun 2026241.6 USD6.4%232.6 USD199.1 USD-0.67-2.9215.2MOn
19 Jun 2026227.0 USD-5.9%231.4 USD198.5 USD-0.78-11.2610.0MOn
12 Jun 2026241.3 USD1.0%230.7 USD197.9 USD-0.71-5.309.2MOn
5 Jun 2026238.8 USD6.2%229.8 USD197.3 USD-0.63-6.1210.5MOn
29 May 2026224.9 USD-6.6%228.7 USD196.7 USD-0.49-14.229.1MOn
22 May 2026240.8 USD-0.4%228.2 USD196.2 USD-0.14-7.3210.7MOn
15 May 2026241.8 USD1.0%227.5 USD195.5 USD0.07-6.5111.1MOn
8 May 2026239.6 USD-11.1%226.7 USD194.8 USD0.30-7.5514.2MOn
1 May 2026269.4 USD5.0%226.2 USD194.2 USD0.605.9111.7MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.