KeyCorp Predicts Stronger Earnings for Chesapeake Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at KeyCorp raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research note issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will earn $2.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.30. KeyCorp has a "Overweight" rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Stephens decreased their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $121.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Trading Up 0.8 %

NASDAQ EXE opened at $103.01 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $104.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.33. Chesapeake Energy has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $114.03. The company has a market capitalization of $23.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.59 and a beta of 0.44. 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 (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion.

Institutional Trading of Chesapeake Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EXE. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at $36,507,000. Czech National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $5,377,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter worth about $466,000. Romano Brothers AND Company acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth about $2,900,000. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,265,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesapeake Energy

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 58.00% of the company's stock.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.23%. Chesapeake Energy's dividend 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.

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