Excelerate Energy, Inc. $EE Shares Bought by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EE) by 37.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 408,152 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 110,970 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Excelerate Energy were worth $10,281,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Excelerate Energy by 91.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 18,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after buying an additional 8,665 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in Excelerate Energy by 26.8% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 415,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,908,000 after acquiring an additional 87,672 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Excelerate Energy by 27.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 442,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,698,000 after acquiring an additional 95,565 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Excelerate Energy by 133.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 63,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,821,000 after acquiring an additional 36,354 shares during the period. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in shares of Excelerate Energy during the second quarter worth $30,000. 21.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Excelerate Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Excelerate Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported strong FY2025 operating performance — $449M adjusted EBITDA and a 99.9% reliability rating, which supports the business quality and cash-generation story. Excelerate Energy (EE) Reports $449M FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA and 99.9% Reliability Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade drove momentum and pushed the stock to a new 52-week high, indicating renewed bullish interest and supporting near-term price strength. Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) Sets New 52-Week High on Analyst Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Northland raised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate modestly (from $0.35 to $0.38), a small positive tweak to near-term quarterly expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Northland cut multiple quarterly and full‑year forecasts across 2026–2027 (examples: Q1–Q4 2026 tweaks and FY2026 lowered to $1.85 from $1.92; FY2027 lowered to $2.18 from $2.25). These downgrades signal lower expected earnings and could weigh on the stock if other analysts follow suit.
• Negative Sentiment: Several individual quarter estimates were trimmed (e.g., Q3/Q4 2026 and various 2027 quarters), suggesting Northland sees softer margin or volume drivers in upcoming periods — a potential headwind for near-term multiples and sentiment.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial raised Excelerate Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Excelerate Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Excelerate Energy from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Excelerate Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Dnb Carnegie lowered Excelerate Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.00.

Excelerate Energy Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:EE opened at $35.96 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $35.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.49. Excelerate Energy, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.28 and a 1 year high of $43.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 2.43 and a quick ratio of 2.39.

Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $317.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $293.49 million. Excelerate Energy had a return on equity of 4.12% and a net margin of 3.19%.The business’s revenue was up 15.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.40 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Excelerate Energy, Inc. will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Excelerate Energy declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, December 11th that permits the company to buyback $75.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 2.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Excelerate Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Excelerate Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.24%.

Excelerate Energy Profile

Excelerate Energy (NYSE: EE) is a Houston‐based energy infrastructure company specializing in liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions. The company develops, owns and operates floating regasification units (FSRUs) that convert shipped LNG into natural gas for delivery into existing pipeline networks. Excelerate Energy’s integrated platform also includes specialized LNG carriers, proprietary regasification technology and on‐shore support facilities, enabling rapid deployment of import terminals without extensive capital construction.

Founded in the early 2000s, Excelerate Energy pioneered the first FSRU in 2007, demonstrating the flexibility and cost advantages of floating LNG import infrastructure.