Cheniere Energy Inc (LNG): Today's Featured Energy Laggard

Cheniere Energy (LNG) pushed the Energy industry lower today making it today's featured Energy laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.1%. By the end of trading, Cheniere Energy fell 20 cents (-1.4%) to $14.31 on light volume. Throughout the day, 4.1 million shares of Cheniere Energy exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.7 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $14.12-$14.64 after having opened the day at $14.56 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $14.51. Other companies within the Energy industry that declined today were: Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporat (AMCF), down 28.8%, CKX Lands (CKX), down 8.7%, Geokinetics (GOK), down 7.6%, and GMX Resources (GMXR), down 4.9%.

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Cheniere Energy, Inc., an energy company, engages in liquefied natural gas (LNG) related businesses. Cheniere Energy has a market cap of $2.92 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are up 67% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there is one analyst that rates Cheniere Energy a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Cheniere Energy as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and growth in earnings per share. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income and weak operating cash flow.

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On the positive front, Cubic Energy (QBC), up 19.1%, Venoco Incorporated (VQ), up 15.2%, GeoPetro Resources Company (GPR), up 12%, and Royale Energy (ROYL), up 9.8%, were all gainers within the energy industry with Halliburton Company (HAL) being today's featured energy industry leader.

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