Capital One Financial Has Positive View of EXE Q2 Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will earn $2.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.29. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.80 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.17. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.10 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 31st. They set a "buy" rating and a $121.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

Shares of EXE stock traded up $3.53 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $112.34. 2,943,617 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,497,365. Chesapeake Energy has a 52 week low of $81.66 and a 52 week high of $114.03. The stock has a market cap of $26.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.35 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The stock's 50-day moving average is $105.31 and its 200-day moving average is $101.21.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 15th. Chesapeake Energy's dividend payout ratio is presently -42.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price 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 position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $2,973,033,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter worth $518,328,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $326,670,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth $224,301,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at about $127,038,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.