Q2 Earnings Estimate for EXE Issued By Capital One Financial

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 15th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.65 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $648.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $708.98 million. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 57.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.09 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group raised Chesapeake Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $94.00 to $123.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $109.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $116.00 target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Chesapeake Energy currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $115.38.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ EXE traded down $1.42 during trading on Monday, reaching $106.36. The company had a trading volume of 3,022,142 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,075,145. The business's 50-day moving average is $99.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. The stock has a market cap of $24.58 billion, a PE ratio of 65.65 and a beta of 0.52. Chesapeake Energy has a 12-month low of $69.12 and a 12-month high of $109.47.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Chesapeake Energy's payout ratio is currently 141.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesapeake Energy

In related news, Director Catherine A. Kehr sold 43,623 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.58, for a total transaction of $4,343,978.34. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,201 shares in the company, valued at $517,915.58. This trade represents a 89.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.17% 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.