Chesapeake Energy (EXE) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) is expected to be issuing its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Tuesday, April 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.52 per share and revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%. On average, analysts expect Chesapeake Energy to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE traded up $0.90 during trading on Friday, hitting $105.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,986,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,504,878. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $104.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $99.81. The company has a market capitalization of $24.50 billion, a PE ratio of 65.00 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. Chesapeake Energy has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $114.03.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. Chesapeake Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -55.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Chesapeake Energy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Stephens lowered their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Benchmark upped their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. The trade was a 2.37 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.