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30,372 Shares in Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) Acquired by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

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Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 30,372 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,381,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of EXE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EXE. Jefferies Financial Group set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Expand Energy and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. KeyCorp set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Expand Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Stephens decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. One 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, Expand Energy presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $129.50.

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Expand Energy Stock Performance

Shares of EXE traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $105.57. The stock had a trading volume of 2,649,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,366,680. The firm has a market cap of $25.12 billion, a PE ratio of -19.70 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $114.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.39. Expand Energy Corporation has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $123.35.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.17. Expand Energy had a negative net margin of 18.49% and a positive return on equity of 4.64%. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 15th. Expand Energy's payout ratio is presently -42.91%.

Expand Energy Profile

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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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