Capital One Financial Comments on Expand Energy Q1 Earnings

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, July 2nd. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.92 per share for the quarter. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.56 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.10 billion. Expand Energy had a negative net margin of 18.49% and a positive return on equity of 4.64%.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on EXE. KeyCorp set a $135.00 price target on Expand Energy and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Expand Energy from $136.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Barclays raised Expand Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $115.00 to $122.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Expand Energy from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Expand Energy and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $128.40.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXE traded down $2.39 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $107.95. The stock had a trading volume of 1,807,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,372,384. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.69 and a beta of 0.48. Expand Energy has a 1-year low of $81.66 and a 1-year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $114.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $107.08.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. Expand Energy's payout ratio is -42.91%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of EXE. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Pinney & Scofield Inc. acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.