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Natixis Advisors LLC Buys New Stake in Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE)

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Natixis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 483,457 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $53,818,000. Natixis Advisors LLC owned 0.20% of Expand Energy as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EXE. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter worth $31,000. BankPlus Trust Department purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter worth $32,000. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter worth $33,000. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Wolfe Research decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $148.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Expand Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Capital One Financial decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $105.00 to $101.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Expand Energy to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $129.50.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Expand Energy

Expand Energy Stock Down 2.7%

Expand Energy stock traded down $2.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $101.97. 2,661,643 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,660,283. The company has a market cap of $24.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 261.47 and a beta of 0.47. Expand Energy Corporation has a twelve month low of $69.12 and a twelve month high of $123.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of $111.44 and a 200-day moving average of $107.70.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 2.41%. Sell-side analysts expect that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Expand Energy's dividend payout ratio is 589.74%.

Expand Energy Company 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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