Expand Energy (EXE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.77 to $95.51
• 50-Day Range: $86.95 to $97.94
• 52-Week Range: $84.99 to $126.62
• Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.17
• Dividend Yield: 2.43%
• Price Target: $129.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Expand Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Expand Energy scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 246 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Expand Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Expand Energy has a consensus price target of $129.00, representing about 36.1% upside from its current price of $94.76.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Expand Energy has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Expand Energy are expected to decrease by -7.29% in the coming year, from $8.92 to $8.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Expand Energy is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Expand Energy is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 16.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Expand Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.55% of the float of Expand Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Expand Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Expand Energy has recently increased by 10.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Expand Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Expand Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Expand Energy is 19.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Expand Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.81% next year. This indicates that Expand Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.27

News Sentiment

Expand Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.78 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 43 news articles for Expand Energy this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for EXE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 112% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Expand Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Expand Energy in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $375,120.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0017% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Expand Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $375,120.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.22% of the stock of Expand Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.93% of the stock of Expand Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 8/03/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXE
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:EXE
• CIK: 895126
• Web: www.chk.com
• Phone: 405-848-8000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,600
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Expand Energy: $129.00
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $93.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.17
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.61
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.82 billion
• Net Margins: 20.46%
• Pretax Margin: 26.00%
• Return on Equity: 10.33%
• Return on Assets: 6.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.60
• Cash Flow: $17.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.28
• Book Value: $78.00 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 231,504,000
• Free Float: 230,995,000
• Market Cap: $21.91 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.34