Q4 EPS Estimate for Chesapeake Energy Boosted by Analyst

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $2.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.18. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.36 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group upped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $109.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Scotiabank raised Chesapeake Energy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $128.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $116.94.

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Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

EXE stock traded down $4.01 during trading on Monday, reaching $97.63. 2,205,570 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,674,609. Chesapeake Energy has a 52-week low of $81.66 and a 52-week high of $109.47. 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 stock has a market cap of $22.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.35 and a beta of 0.53. The firm's 50 day moving average is $103.07.

Insider Activity at Chesapeake Energy

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 58.00% of the company's stock.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Chesapeake Energy's 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.