Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Invests $1.26 Million in Venture Global, Inc. $VG

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new stake in Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE:VG) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 184,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,261,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. American Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Venture Global by 14.3% during the third quarter. American Financial Group Inc. now owns 12,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new position in Venture Global in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in Venture Global by 161.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,820 shares during the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC lifted its stake in shares of Venture Global by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC now owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Finally, MAI Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Venture Global during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Venture Global

In other news, CFO Jonathan W. Thayer sold 2,611,111 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total value of $41,986,664.88. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Thomas Earl sold 1,000,000 shares of Venture Global stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.83, for a total transaction of $11,830,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 5,872,223 shares of company stock worth $82,002,870 over the last three months. 86.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Key Venture Global News

Here are the key news stories impacting Venture Global this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Major broker uplifts — JPMorgan raised its price target to $19 (maintaining a neutral rating) and UBS boosted its target to $21, driving fresh buy/hold interest and helping lift the stock. JPMorgan raises price target to $19 UBS Group Boosts Venture Global (NYSE:VG) Price Target to $21.00
• Positive Sentiment: Settlement with Edison clears legal uncertainty around early Calcasieu Pass LNG deliveries and may accelerate commercial clarity and European supply commitments — a catalyst for contract and revenue visibility. Venture Global and Edison settle arbitration dispute over early Calcasieu Pass LNG sales Venture Global Settles Arbitration, Expands LNG Supply to Europe
• Positive Sentiment: Sector bullishness: Goldman Sachs / industry notes flag room to run for select LNG names if supply tightness persists, supporting sentiment around VG. These 3 LNG Stocks Still Have Room to Rise, Says Goldman Sachs
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed/smaller price‑target moves and analyst notes surfaced across the tape (e.g., a reported PT lift to $13.74), providing additional headlines but with varying conviction and impact. Venture Global (VG) price target increased by 20.53% to 13.74
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst modeling became more cautious for the near term — at least one note lowered Q1 EPS estimates, a reminder that execution and near‑term macro/contract timing still present downside risk. Q1 EPS Estimates for Venture Global Lowered by Analyst

Venture Global Stock Performance

NYSE VG opened at $17.51 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 5.70. Venture Global, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.72 and a 1-year high of $19.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.83.

Venture Global (NYSE:VG) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.06. Venture Global had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 27.96%. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter. Venture Global’s revenue was up 191.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Venture Global, Inc. will post 0.52 EPS for the current year.

Venture Global Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.018 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This is an increase from Venture Global’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Venture Global’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VG. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Venture Global from $9.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Venture Global from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings raised Venture Global from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Venture Global from $10.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, US Capital Advisors raised shares of Venture Global to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.70.

About Venture Global

Venture Global (NYSE: VG) is a Houston-based energy company that develops, constructs and operates large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the United States. The company focuses on converting domestically produced natural gas into LNG for shipment to international markets, positioning itself as a supplier of pipeline-quality gas in vessel-ready form for global customers.

Venture Global’s core activities include site development, engineering and construction of liquefaction and export terminals, commissioning and ongoing operations of those facilities, and commercial marketing of LNG under both long-term and short-term contracts.