Analysts Issue Forecasts for Expand Energy FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Capital One Financial have lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Expand Energy to $6.49, down from a previous estimate of $6.68.
• Expand Energy reported Q2 earnings of $1.10 EPS, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 EPS, while revenue exceeded expectations at $3.69 billion.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.575, representing an annualized yield of 2.3%.

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Expand Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.49 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.68. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Expand Energy's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.44 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.09 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 2.41%.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $121.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Roth Capital set a $125.00 price target on Expand Energy in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp set a $135.00 price target on Expand Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Tudor Pickering & Holt lowered their price target on Expand Energy from $119.00 to $118.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Expand Energy from $127.00 to $125.00 in a report on Thursday, July 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expand Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.50.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

Shares of EXE stock opened at $101.97 on Monday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $111.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.72. The firm has a market cap of $24.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 261.47 and a beta of 0.46. Expand Energy has a 1 year low of $69.12 and a 1 year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Expand Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 589.74%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expand Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXE. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company's stock.

About Expand 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.

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