Q1 Earnings Forecast for Chesapeake Energy Issued By KeyCorp

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at KeyCorp increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.30. KeyCorp currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%.

EXE has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of Chesapeake Energy from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $115.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $116.00 price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Raymond James started coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 1.2 %

EXE stock traded up $1.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $106.59. The stock had a trading volume of 936,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,487,386. Chesapeake Energy has a 1-year low of $81.66 and a 1-year high of $114.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $104.23 and a 200 day moving average of $99.81. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.69 and a beta of 0.44.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. Chesapeake Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -55.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now 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 ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 58.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $127,038,000. Canoe Financial LP acquired a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth $79,015,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter valued at $60,722,000. Rhumbline Advisers acquired a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $43,592,000. Finally, Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $41,235,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company's stock.

Chesapeake Energy Company Profile

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.