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Golar LNG Limited (GLNG)

Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Hamilton, Bermuda | NasdaqGS
50.29 USD -1.22 (-2.368%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.29

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is driven by a powerful divergence between the company's deteriorating fundamentals and aggressive speculative positioning. While the business faces a severe crisis—negative free cash flow, a forward P/E of 74x, and a massive 122% debt-to-equity ratio—the market is ignoring these red flags. The options chain screams bullishness, with heavy open interest stacked at strikes 60, 65, and 75, implying traders expect a rapid recovery or a major catalyst to drive the price higher. This speculative fervence is likely pricing in a resolution to the current operational struggles, perhaps linked to the geopolitical themes mentioned in recent headlines. However, the statistical forecast model warns of a slight downside (-1.5%) over the next 45 days, highlighting the tension between the crowd's optimism and the underlying economic reality. For now, the momentum and options flow suggest a high-conviction short-term trade, but the long-term picture remains precarious given the balance sheet strain.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020314
MSTL0.028432
AutoETS0.032226
AutoARIMA0.082613

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 3.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.675
Excess Kurtosis 0.23
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 122.344
Revenue per Share 5.152
Market Cap 5,134,458,368
Trailing P/E 35.42
Forward P/E 99.52
Beta 0.04
Profit Margins 31.27%
Website https://www.golarlng.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for upside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 60, 65, 75) relative to volume, while put writing dominates the downside protection. The call skew shows significant new flow at strikes 65 and 75, suggesting a bullish thesis on continued commodity strength, whereas put activity is concentrated in deep OTM strikes, indicating limited fear of a crash.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.49% 2.20% 2.91% 2.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-24 0.250000 0.486287
2026-06-01 0.250000 0.494169
2026-03-09 0.250000 0.548847
2025-11-17 0.250000 0.670781
2025-08-26 0.250000 0.548727
2025-06-03 0.250000 0.600096
2025-03-11 0.250000 0.781250
2024-11-25 0.250000 0.606208
2024-08-26 0.250000 0.757805
2024-06-10 0.250000 0.901226
2024-03-11 0.250000 1.169864
2023-11-30 0.250000 1.161170
2023-08-18 0.250000 1.143118
2023-06-09 0.250000 1.124606
2019-06-12 0.150000 0.907441
2019-03-13 0.150000 0.690290
2018-12-13 0.150000 0.609756
2018-09-05 0.125000 0.492708
2018-06-13 0.050000 0.185048
2018-03-13 0.050000 0.169607
2017-12-13 0.050000 0.188964
2017-09-13 0.050000 0.236855
2017-06-14 0.050000 0.230734
2017-03-13 0.050000 0.182882
2016-12-12 0.050000 0.209205
2016-09-12 0.050000 0.228938
2016-06-13 0.050000 0.312891
2016-03-14 0.050000 0.265393
2015-12-08 0.450000 2.552468
2015-09-08 0.450000 1.168831
2015-06-10 0.450000 0.950169
2015-03-10 0.450000 1.399689
2014-12-03 0.450000 1.039741
2014-09-08 0.450000 0.733496
2014-06-04 0.450000 0.955414
2014-03-10 0.450000 1.143293
2013-12-04 0.450000 1.267249
2013-09-11 0.450000 1.196809
2013-06-11 0.450000 1.358696
2012-12-05 0.850000 2.278820
2012-09-11 0.400000 1.040583
2012-06-11 0.350000 1.033058
2012-03-07 0.325000 0.797350
2011-12-08 0.300000 0.712251
2011-09-09 0.275000 0.875796
2011-06-08 0.250000 0.819672
2011-03-09 0.300000 1.621622
2010-12-06 0.250000 1.770538
2010-06-04 0.492126 4.681648
2008-12-04 0.246063 4.152824
2008-08-22 0.246063 1.535627
2008-06-06 0.246063 1.402918
2008-03-04 0.246063 1.346257
2007-08-30 0.492126 2.617801
2007-06-14 0.738189 4.456328
2007-06-07 0.492126 2.937720
2007-03-08 0.492126 3.834356
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 1.94
exDividendDate 2026-08-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019413706
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-08-24
dividendDate 2026-09-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19401944
Address1 S.E. Pearman Building
Address2 2nd Floor 9 Par-la-Ville Road
All Time High 74.44
All Time Low 2.588583
Ask 57.57
Ask Size 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.3 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,308,150
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,241,137
Average Volume 1,241,137
Average Volume10Days 1,308,150
Beta 0.04
Bid 43.66
Bid Size 1
Book Value 19.033
City Hamilton
Country Bermuda
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 50.29
Current Ratio 2.342
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 51.997
Day Low 50.25
Debt To Equity 122.344
Display Name Golar LNG
Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 1.94
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,622,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,622,400
Earnings Growth 1.208
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.447
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,624,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 332,987,008
Ebitda Margins 0.63622004
Enterprise To Ebitda 21.578
Enterprise To Revenue 13.728
Enterprise Value 7,185,146,368
Eps Current Year 1.17814
Eps Forward 0.50531
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.3862
Fifty Day Average Change -0.096199036
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0019092337
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.401943
Fifty Two Week High 57.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.5
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12978023
Fifty Two Week Low 35.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.43603656
Fifty Two Week Range 35.02 - 57.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,058,275,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.03
Float Shares 86,963,162
Forward Eps 0.50531
Forward P E 99.52306
Free Cashflow -381,127,616
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 500
Fullday Change -1.22
Fullday Change Percent -2.36847
Fullday Price 50.29
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.63721
Gross Profits 333,502,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.05781
Held Percent Institutions 0.87238
Implied Shares Outstanding 102,097,000
Industry Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Midstream
Industry Key oil-gas-midstream
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,529,600
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Golar LNG Limited designs, converts, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction of natural gas. The company operates in two segments, FLNG, and Corporate and Other. It engages in the regasification, storage, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier transportation operations; operation of floating liquefaction natural gas (FLNG) vessels or projects; transportation of LNG carriers; and vessel management activities. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Long Name Golar LNG Limited
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,134,458,368
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1038773
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 163,683,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,262,079,380
Number Of Analyst Opinions 9
Open 51.5
Operating Cashflow 422,715,008
Operating Margins 0.5115
Payout Ratio 0.6849
Peg Ratio 7.69
Phone 441 295 4705
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 50.29
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 51.51
Price Eps Current Year 42.68593
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.642253
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.810192
Profit Margins 0.31274
Quick Ratio 2.318
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.33333
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.22
Regular Market Change Percent -2.36847
Regular Market Day High 51.997
Regular Market Day Low 50.24
Regular Market Day Range 50.24 - 51.997
Regular Market Open 51.5
Regular Market Previous Close 51.51
Regular Market Price 50.29
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,126,849
Return On Assets 0.034360003
Return On Equity 0.101169996
Revenue Growth 0.724
Revenue Per Share 5.152
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Shares Outstanding 102,097,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0756
Shares Short 7,714,186
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,813,820
Short Name Golar LNG Limited
Short Percent Of Float 0.089700006
Short Ratio 5.84
Source Interval 15
Symbol GLNG
Target High Price 74.0
Target Low Price 44.5
Target Mean Price 63.94444
Target Median Price 67.0
Total Cash 878,691,008
Total Cash Per Share 8.606
Total Debt 2,681,140,992
Total Revenue 523,380,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019413706
Trailing Eps 1.42
Trailing P E 35.415493
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.924
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3660011
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07173304
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,126,849
Website https://www.golarlng.com
Zip HM 11