Q1 EPS Estimates for EXE Boosted by Capital One Financial

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.73 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The company 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%.

Several other brokerages have also commented on EXE. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. 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 research report on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded Chesapeake Energy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $122.82.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

Shares of EXE opened at $103.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. The company has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.84 and a beta of 0.44. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.32. Chesapeake Energy has a twelve month low of $81.66 and a twelve month high of $114.03.

Institutional Trading of Chesapeake Energy

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesapeake Energy

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. The trade was a 2.37 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 58.00% of the company’s stock.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

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

Chesapeake Energy Company Profile

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.