Equities Analysts Set Expectations for EXE Q1 Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.23 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.31. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on EXE. Citigroup raised their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Stephens raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $86.00 to $123.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $119.12.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $109.10 on Monday. Chesapeake Energy has a 1 year low of $81.66 and a 1 year high of $109.63. The company has a market capitalization of $25.39 billion, a PE ratio of 67.35 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $103.79.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price 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 trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 58.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently -55.83%.

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.