U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,461 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $385,000.
Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $326,670,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $127,038,000. Canoe Financial LP purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $79,015,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $60,722,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $46,811,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Benchmark lifted their target price 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. TD Cowen raised shares of Expand Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $122.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Stephens cut 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $129.50.
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Expand Energy Price Performance
Expand Energy stock traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $105.57. The stock had a trading volume of 2,659,736 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,366,736. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.53 and a beta of 0.48. Expand Energy Corporation has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $123.35. 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's 50 day moving average is $114.27 and its 200 day moving average is $107.59.
Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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. The business 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Expand Energy Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. Expand Energy's payout ratio is currently -42.91%.
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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