Capital One Financial Comments on Chord Energy Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Chord Energy to $2.26, up from a previous estimate of $2.24.
• Chord Energy recently reported $1.79 earnings per share for its last quarter, falling short of expectations of $1.88 by $0.09, but its revenue exceeded forecasts at $1.18 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.30 per share, resulting in a 5.2% annualized yield, with a payout ratio of 132.32%.

Chord Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHRD - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chord Energy in a report released on Friday, October 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.24. The consensus estimate for Chord Energy's current full-year earnings is $15.59 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chord Energy's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.01 EPS.

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.88 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $1.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $984.07 million. Chord Energy had a net margin of 5.02% and a return on equity of 9.02%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.69 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Chord Energy in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Mizuho decreased their target price on Chord Energy from $152.00 to $142.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Chord Energy from $169.00 to $167.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Chord Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Chord Energy from $146.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $144.67.

Chord Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CHRD opened at $99.13 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.68 billion, a PE ratio of 25.22 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $104.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Chord Energy has a fifty-two week low of $79.83 and a fifty-two week high of $139.26.

Chord Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 21st were given a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 21st. Chord Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently 132.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chord Energy

In other Chord Energy news, EVP Shannon Browning Kinney sold 3,019 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.43, for a total value of $318,293.17. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 14,650 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,544,549.50. The trade was a 17.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chord Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CHRD. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of Chord Energy by 6,714.2% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 709,086 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,675,000 after buying an additional 698,680 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Chord Energy by 210.5% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 734,225 shares of the company's stock worth $71,110,000 after buying an additional 497,789 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Chord Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $36,837,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of Chord Energy by 22.2% in the 2nd quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 990,381 shares of the company's stock worth $95,918,000 after acquiring an additional 180,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Chord Energy by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,337,079 shares of the company's stock worth $129,496,000 after acquiring an additional 179,209 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.76% of the company's stock.

Chord Energy Company Profile

Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company sells its products to refiners, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline and rail facilities.

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