Capital One Financial Brokers Cut Earnings Estimates for EXE

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings 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 prior 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.82 billion.

EXE has been the topic of several other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $117.00 to $115.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Scotiabank raised Chesapeake Energy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $105.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $119.12.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

EXE stock opened at $109.81 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.78 and a beta of 0.53. Chesapeake Energy has a 52-week low of $81.66 and a 52-week high of $110.10. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $103.90.

Insider Transactions at Chesapeake Energy

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 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 paid a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is -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.