Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects 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.
Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%.
Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Stephens raised Chesapeake Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $86.00 to $123.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 17th. They set a "hold" rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $93.00 target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $120.71.
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Chesapeake Energy Trading Down 0.3 %
Shares of NASDAQ EXE traded down $0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $109.64. The company had a trading volume of 2,805,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,250,953. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $103.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.51 billion, a PE ratio of 67.68 and a beta of 0.53. 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 1-year low of $81.66 and a 1-year high of $111.17.
Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy's payout ratio is presently -55.83%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
About Chesapeake Energy
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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.
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