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Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys New Shares in Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE)

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Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,934,513 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $326,670,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned approximately 1.26% of Expand Energy as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EXE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the first quarter worth $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $31,000. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on EXE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Expand Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $122.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp set a $135.00 price objective on shares of Expand Energy and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. 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. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Expand Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $129.25.

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Expand Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXE remained flat at $105.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday. 2,646,228 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,370,414. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $114.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.04 billion, a PE ratio of -19.63 and a beta of 0.48. Expand Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $123.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.10 billion. Expand Energy had a negative net margin of 18.49% and a positive return on equity of 4.64%. Equities analysts expect that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th were issued a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. Expand Energy's payout ratio is -42.91%.

About Expand Energy

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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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