FY2025 EPS Forecast for Expand Energy Boosted by Analyst

Key Points

• Roth Capital raised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Expand Energy to $6.77, an increase from the previous forecast of $6.66, indicating positive growth outlook for the company.
• Several analysts issued buy ratings for Expand Energy, with target prices ranging from $116.00 to $139.00, showcasing strong market confidence in the stock.
• Expand Energy recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.575 per share, which reflects a substantial annualized yield of 2.3% amidst a high dividend payout ratio of 589.74%.

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.77 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.66. 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 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.00 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE - Get Free Report) last released 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). The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.09 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 2.41%.

EXE has been the subject of several other research reports. Wolfe Research lowered their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $148.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Expand Energy from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Stephens cut their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $121.00 to $120.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Expand Energy from $134.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Expand Energy presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $128.92.

Expand Energy Trading Down 0.2%

Expand Energy stock traded down $0.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $101.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,844,409 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,823,943. Expand Energy has a 1 year low of $69.12 and a 1 year high of $123.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.06 billion, a PE ratio of 26.43 and a beta of 0.46. The stock's fifty day moving average is $110.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expand Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Harbour Investments Inc. bought a new position in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company's stock.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Expand Energy's payout ratio is presently 589.74%.

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.