Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for EXE Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report released on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.58 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.23. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.45 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on EXE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Barclays raised Chesapeake Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $115.00 to $122.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Friday, January 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $121.00 price target for the company. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

EXE stock traded up $1.31 during trading on Thursday, hitting $103.55. 789,509 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,510,929. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $104.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Chesapeake Energy has a 52 week low of $81.66 and a 52 week high of $114.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.00 and a beta of 0.44.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%. The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. 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 Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased 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 directly owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at $10,730,577.50. The trade was a 2.37 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 58.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

About Chesapeake Energy

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.