Q1 EPS Estimate for Chesapeake Energy Raised by Analyst

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at KeyCorp upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.51 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.44. KeyCorp has a "Overweight" rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2 billion for 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%.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Scotiabank upgraded Chesapeake Energy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, January 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. Mizuho lifted their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded Chesapeake Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $108.00 to $116.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Trading Up 0.9 %

EXE traded up $0.90 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $105.30. 1,986,284 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,504,878. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.81. The firm has a market cap of $24.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.00 and a beta of 0.44. Chesapeake Energy has a 1 year low of $81.66 and a 1 year high of $114.03. 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 Dividend Announcement

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 was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.18%. Chesapeake Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently -55.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 bought at an average price 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 in the company, valued at $10,730,577.50. The trade was a 2.37 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

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

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.