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Piper Sandler Lowers Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) Price Target to $136.00

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Key Points

  • Piper Sandler has lowered its price target for Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) from $140.00 to $136.00, maintaining an "overweight" rating, which suggests a potential upside of 41.72% from its previous close.
  • Expand Energy’s stock has a consensus rating of "Buy", with a consensus target price of $128.96, with the majority of analysts giving ratings between buy and strong buy.
  • During its latest earnings report, Expand Energy missed analysts' consensus estimates by reporting earnings of $1.10 per share against a predicted $1.14, though it exceeded revenue expectations significantly.
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Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) had its price objective reduced by equities research analysts at Piper Sandler from $140.00 to $136.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the stock. Piper Sandler's price target points to a potential upside of 41.72% from the company's previous close.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on EXE. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Bernstein Bank reduced their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Wolfe Research reduced their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $148.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Roth Capital set a $125.00 target price on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Expand Energy has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $128.96.

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Expand Energy Stock Performance

EXE traded down $0.49 during trading on Thursday, reaching $95.97. 1,028,001 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,739,460. Expand Energy has a fifty-two week low of $69.12 and a fifty-two week high of $123.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $108.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.30. The company has a market capitalization of $22.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 246.07 and a beta of 0.46.

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

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,973,033,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $1,310,932,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $701,831,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $624,083,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $518,328,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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