Q2 EPS Forecast for Chesapeake Energy Boosted by Analyst

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.29 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.28. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.18 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stephens raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $86.00 to $123.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. TD Cowen raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial cut their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded Chesapeake Energy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $122.82.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 3.9 %

NASDAQ EXE opened at $103.42 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. Chesapeake Energy has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $114.03. The business has a fifty day moving average of $104.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 63.84 and a beta of 0.44.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.22%. Chesapeake Energy’s payout ratio is -55.83%.

Insider Activity at Chesapeake Energy

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 58.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXE. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Piscataqua Savings Bank purchased a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $58,000. Finally, Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

About Chesapeake Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.