Capital One Financial Comments on Expand Energy Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts from Capital One Financial have significantly reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Expand Energy, now forecasting $0.59 EPS down from $1.48 EPS.
• Expand Energy's recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $1.10, which fell short of the consensus estimate of $1.14, raising concerns about its profitability.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.575, with a payout ratio of 589.74%, indicating high dividend compared to the earnings.

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report released on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.48. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.77 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. 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. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $145.00 to $132.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Roth Capital cut shares of Expand Energy from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $98.00 in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $127.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $127.42.

Expand Energy Stock Up 1.5%

NASDAQ EXE traded up $1.43 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $98.21. 3,080,582 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,960,029. The company's 50-day moving average is $102.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $106.52. Expand Energy has a one year low of $69.12 and a one year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The company has a market capitalization of $23.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.27 and a beta of 0.46.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expand Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Harbour Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Expand Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Expand Energy by 255.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 256 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expand Energy

In other news, COO Joshua J. Viets bought 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $92.16 per share, with a total value of $184,320.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer owned 61,676 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,684,060.16. This represents a 3.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,981,299.90. This represents a 1.52% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th will be paid a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Expand Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 589.74%.

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.