Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) had its price objective boosted by research analysts at Mizuho from $128.00 to $132.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Mizuho's price target points to a potential upside of 34.21% from the company's previous close.
EXE has been the subject of several other research reports. Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $93.00 price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $96.00 price target for the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Friday, January 10th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $127.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Friday, January 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $121.00 target price for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.65.
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Chesapeake Energy Trading Down 0.5 %
EXE stock traded down $0.53 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $98.35. The stock had a trading volume of 4,135,243 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,017,179. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $22.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.71 and a beta of 0.52. The company's fifty day moving average price is $102.89. Chesapeake Energy has a 1-year low of $69.12 and a 1-year high of $109.47.
Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Chesapeake Energy will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.
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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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