Q3 EPS Estimates for Expand Energy Lowered by Roth Capital

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q3 earnings estimates for Expand Energy from $1.32 to $1.29 per share, while the consensus estimate is currently $1.33 per share for the full year.
• Institutional investors are heavily investing in Expand Energy, with Vanguard Group alone acquiring a new position worth approximately $2.97 billion, while 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
• Expand Energy declared a quarterly dividend of $0.575 per share, representing a 2.2% yield, with the ex-dividend date set for August 14th.

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Expand Energy's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Mizuho upped their target price 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. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $122.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $127.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $121.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Bernstein Bank reduced their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $129.50.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXE opened at $104.78 on Friday. Expand Energy has a 1 year low of $69.12 and a 1 year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $24.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 268.67 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $111.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $107.72.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. Expand Energy had a net margin of 2.41% and a return on equity of 5.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXE. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first 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 worth approximately $1,310,932,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $701,831,000. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $624,083,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $518,328,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. Expand Energy's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -42.91%.

Expand 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.

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