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Does Beck Capital’s GLNG Trim Reveal More About Its Risk Posture Than Golar LNG’s Cash Flow Visibility?

Simply Wall St·12/23/2025 06:14:48
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  • Austin-based Beck Capital Management disclosed that it cut its stake in Golar LNG during the third quarter, selling 117,966 shares, even as the company highlighted long-term FLNG contracts and maintained both dividends and a new US$150 million share buyback plan.
  • The move reflects portfolio risk management within a tech-heavy fund, while Golar LNG’s roughly US$17 billion adjusted EBITDA backlog suggests management confidence in long-term cash flow visibility.
  • Next, we’ll explore how Beck Capital’s portfolio rebalancing against Golar’s sizeable FLNG EBITDA backlog shapes the company’s investment narrative.

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Golar LNG Investment Narrative Recap

To own Golar LNG, you need to believe that floating LNG will remain a viable way to monetize gas resources and that its long-term FLNG contracts will translate into sustained cash flows. Beck Capital’s decision to trim its stake does not appear to materially alter the key near term catalyst, which is the execution and cash generation from Golar’s contracted FLNG backlog, nor the main risk around future FLNG demand and contract visibility.

The most relevant announcement here is Golar’s new US$150 million share buyback, which sits alongside its ongoing dividend. That capital return program, backed by roughly US$17 billion in adjusted EBITDA backlog from 20 year FLNG charters, underpins the current investment story while also amplifying the impact if FLNG market conditions or contract economics were to weaken.

Yet beneath the long term contracts, investors still need to watch the execution risk around expanding FLNG capacity and securing future charters...

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Golar LNG's narrative projects $434.8 million revenue and $205.2 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Golar LNG's forecasts yield a $51.10 fair value, a 37% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Five members of the Simply Wall St Community value Golar LNG between US$3.72 and US$60.87, highlighting sharply different expectations for the stock. Set this against Golar’s concentration in a few long term FLNG contracts, and it becomes clear why thinking through different scenarios for contract security and future demand can be important for your own view.

Explore 5 other fair value estimates on Golar LNG - why the stock might be worth as much as 63% more than the current price!

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