Q2 EPS Estimates for Expand Energy Lifted by Analyst

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Capital One Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Expand Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will earn $1.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Expand Energy's FY2025 earnings at $6.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.65 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. Expand Energy had a positive return on equity of 4.64% and a negative net margin of 18.49%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. KeyCorp set a $135.00 target price on Expand Energy and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. UBS Group upped their target price on Expand Energy from $144.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Stephens cut their target price on Expand Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Expand Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $135.00 target price on Expand Energy and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $129.80.

Expand Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXE traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $108.64. 2,257,017 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,365,852. The company has a market capitalization of $25.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.27 and a beta of 0.48. Expand Energy has a 1-year low of $81.66 and a 1-year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The business has a 50 day moving average of $114.14 and a 200 day moving average of $107.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expand Energy

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $36,507,000. Parallel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $286,000. Doliver Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $446,000. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $466,000. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company's stock.

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 given a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.12%. Expand Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -42.91%.

About Expand Energy

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.