NASDAQ:CHK Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Stock Forecast, Price & News $86.23 -0.49 (-0.57%) (As of 09/29/2023 08:52 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$85.83▼$87.0650-Day Range$82.07▼$90.2652-Week Range$69.68▼$107.31Volume934,000 shsAverage Volume1.58 million shsMarket Capitalization$11.41 billionP/E Ratio2.03Dividend Yield2.67%Price Target$113.00 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Chesapeake Energy MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.64 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside31.0% Upside$113.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy12.48% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.26Based on 11 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth35.76%From $4.53 to $6.15 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.32 out of 5 starsOils/Energy Sector3rd out of 242 stocksCrude Petroleum & Natural Gas Industry2nd out of 81 stocks 4.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingChesapeake Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $113.00, Chesapeake Energy has a forecasted upside of 31.0% from its current price of $86.23.Amount of Analyst CoverageChesapeake Energy has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted12.48% of the float of Chesapeake Energy has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChesapeake Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Chesapeake Energy has recently decreased by 5.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldChesapeake Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthChesapeake Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Chesapeake Energy is 5.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Chesapeake Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.40% next year. This indicates that Chesapeake Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for CHK. Previous Next 3.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentChesapeake Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Chesapeake Energy this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 15 people have searched for CHK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows53 people have added Chesapeake Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 2,550% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Chesapeake Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.07% of the stock of Chesapeake Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions97.93% of the stock of Chesapeake Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Chesapeake Energy are expected to grow by 35.76% in the coming year, from $4.53 to $6.15 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Chesapeake Energy is 2.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 119.71.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Chesapeake Energy is 2.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 12.23.Price to Book Value per Share RatioChesapeake Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) StockChesapeake Energy Corporation, an independent exploration and production company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of properties to produce oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs in the United States. The company holds interests in natural gas resource plays in the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania and the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Read More CHK Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart CHK Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 29, 2023 | msn.comChesapeake Energy foresees more LNG supply deals to follow Gunvor HOASeptember 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comChesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) Price Target Increased to $147.00 by Analysts at Bank of AmericaOctober 2, 2023 | Wall Street Fundamentals (Ad)How is This "Hidden Gem" Thriving in a Turbulent Market?While Wall Street flounders and giants like Amazon & Microsoft lay off thousands... One overlooked company has been quietly achieving over 400% growth. How? By buying, building, and scaling a portfolio of promising brands in high-margin, recession-resistant verticals.September 26, 2023 | marketwatch.comNextEra Energy to Sell Florida City Gas to Chesapeake Utilities for $923MSeptember 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.comThe Dividend Investor's Natural Gas Export Playbook - Part 1September 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNatural Gas Logs Weekly Gain: Here's What Caused the UptickSeptember 14, 2023 | barrons.comChesapeake Energy Corp. Wt Cl CSeptember 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhat Triggered the Fall in Natural Gas Prices Last Week?October 2, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Gold Could Be Heading for Record Highs - But How to Play It?According to FX Empire, the gold forecast is now bullish, with support for a $3,000 target in 2024. The big question is how to play it. Some investors are discovering a unique gold investment alternative that sidesteps the major issues with gold mining stocks or physical gold. September 6, 2023 | seekingalpha.comChesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Management Presents at Barclays 2023 CEO Energy-Power Conference (Transcript)September 1, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWells Fargo Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Chesapeake Energy (CHK)August 21, 2023 | proactiveinvestors.comChesapeake Energy exits Eagle Ford shale pocketing US$700m in final asset saleAugust 17, 2023 | msn.comUBS Maintains Chesapeake Energy - (CHK) Buy RecommendationAugust 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThis Natural Gas Stock Is The Big Winner On New S&P Index ShuffleAugust 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comChesapeake Energy Set to Join S&P MidCap 400August 16, 2023 | msn.comChesapeake Energy to join S&P MidCap 400August 16, 2023 | msn.comChesapeake Energy jumps after joining S&P Midcap 400August 16, 2023 | msn.comJP Morgan Downgrades Chesapeake Energy - (CHK)August 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com4 big analyst cuts: Sea loses Buy rating at Citi after Q2 missAugust 15, 2023 | msn.comTruist Securities Maintains Chesapeake Energy - (CHK) Buy RecommendationAugust 15, 2023 | msn.comAnalyzing SilverBow's $700 Million Eagle Ford AcquisitionAugust 15, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBank of America Securities Keeps Their Buy Rating on Chesapeake Energy (CHK)August 14, 2023 | bizjournals.comHouston company to buy Chesapeake Energy's remaining Eagle Ford assetsAugust 14, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comChesapeake Energy Sells Remaining Eagle Ford Assets, Total Proceeds Rises To $3.5BAugust 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHouston-based SilverBow Resources to buy Chesapeake Energy's remaining Eagle Ford assetsAugust 14, 2023 | reuters.comChesapeake to exit Eagle Ford basin with $700 mln SilverBow dealAugust 14, 2023 | msn.comChesapeake sells remaining Eagle Ford assets to SilverBow in $700M dealSee More Headlines Receive CHK Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Chesapeake Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CHK Company Calendar Last Earnings8/01/2023Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend8/16/2023Dividend Payable9/06/2023Today10/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)11/07/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Crude petroleum & natural gas Sub-IndustryN/A SectorOils/Energy Current SymbolNASDAQ:CHK CUSIPN/A CIK895126 Webwww.chk.com Phone405-848-8000FaxN/AEmployees1,200Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$113.00 High Stock Price Forecast$150.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$89.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+31.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.64 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$42.45 Trailing P/E Ratio2.03 Forward P/E Ratio19.04 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$4.94 billion Net Margins49.75% Pretax Margin43.49% Return on Equity18.92% Return on Assets11.68% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.20 Current Ratio1.34 Quick Ratio1.34 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.74 billion Price / Sales0.97 Cash Flow$31.82 per share Price / Cash Flow2.71 Book Value$68.10 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares132,360,000Free Float132,263,000Market Cap$11.41 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.66 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying up as quickly as they can.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Domenic J. Dell'Osso Jr. (Age 46)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $1.79MMr. Mohit Singh (Age 46)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $1.33MMr. Joshua J. Viets (Age 45)Exec. VP & COO Comp: $1.63MMr. Benjamin E. Russ (Age 48)Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. Comp: $1.8MGregory M. LarsonVP of Accounting & ControllerJohn ChristVP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Bradley D. Sylvester CFA (Age 56)VP of Investor Relations & Communications Jason KurtzVP of MarketingToni Parks-PayneVP of HR & Employee ServicesUsha TurnerVP & Chief Sustainability OfficerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsAPANASDAQ:APAOvintivNYSE:OVVSasolNYSE:SSLEQTNYSE:EQTPermian ResourcesNASDAQ:PRView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipBarclays PLCBought 296,420 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.136%Alberta Investment Management CorpBought 19,583 shares on 8/24/2023Ownership: 0.017%Wolverine Trading LLCSold 900 shares on 8/23/2023Ownership: 0.000%California State Teachers Retirement SystemSold 1,757 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.136%Osaic Holdings Inc.Sold 4,244 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.006%View All Institutional Transactions CHK Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Chesapeake Energy stock right now? 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Chesapeake Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CHK shares. View CHK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Chesapeake Energy's stock price forecast for 2023? 11 analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Chesapeake Energy's shares. Their CHK share price forecasts range from $89.00 to $150.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $113.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for CHK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have CHK shares performed in 2023? Chesapeake Energy's stock was trading at $94.37 at the start of the year. Since then, CHK shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at $86.23. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Chesapeake Energy? Chesapeake Energy saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,730,000 shares, a decline of 5.2% from the August 31st total of 14,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,780,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.7 days. Currently, 12.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Chesapeake Energy's Short Interest. When is Chesapeake Energy's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 7th 2023. View our CHK earnings forecast. How were Chesapeake Energy's earnings last quarter? Chesapeake Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHK) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.10. The business earned $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $917.52 million. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 49.75% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.92%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.87 earnings per share. How often does Chesapeake Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Chesapeake Energy? Chesapeake Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share on Wednesday, September 6th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 16th. Read our dividend analysis for CHK. What ETFs hold Chesapeake Energy's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE), First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (FXN), Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF (NVIR), First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG), Clough Long/Short Equity ETF (CBLS), Clough Select Equity ETF (CBSE), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV) and Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (NDIV). Is Chesapeake Energy a good dividend stock? Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.67%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 5.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CHK will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.40% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for CHK. How will Chesapeake Energy's stock buyback program work? Chesapeake Energy announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, June 22nd 2022, which allows the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 20.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. What is Chesapeake Energy's stock symbol? Chesapeake Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CHK." How do I buy shares of Chesapeake Energy? Shares of CHK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Chesapeake Energy's stock price today? One share of CHK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $86.23. How much money does Chesapeake Energy make? Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion and generates $11.74 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $4.94 billion in net income (profit) each year or $42.45 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Chesapeake Energy have? The company employs 1,200 workers across the globe. How can I contact Chesapeake Energy? Chesapeake Energy's mailing address is 6100 N WESTERN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK, 73118. The official website for the company is www.chk.com. The company can be reached via phone at 405-848-8000 or via email at ir@chk.com. 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