Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Forecast for EXE Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE - Free Report) - Roth Capital increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $1.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy's current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy's Q3 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.48 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 the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.17. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.10 billion.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on EXE. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Friday, January 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $121.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank raised Chesapeake Energy from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Down 0.5 %

Chesapeake Energy stock opened at $103.43 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.14. Chesapeake Energy has a 12 month low of $81.66 and a 12 month high of $114.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 63.85 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. BankPlus Trust Department acquired a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesapeake Energy

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell'osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. Chesapeake Energy's dividend payout ratio is currently -55.83%.

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.

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