Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for EXE Q1 Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.31. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%. The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EXE. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $128.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $121.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group lifted their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial cut their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 10th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $127.00 price target on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $119.12.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $109.81 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.78 and a beta of 0.53. Chesapeake Energy has a 12 month low of $81.66 and a 12 month high of $110.10. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $103.90.

Insider Activity at Chesapeake Energy

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 58.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.