Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Chesapeake Energy Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:CHK)

Chesapeake Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHK) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 1st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston expects that the company will earn $6.41 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.56 per share.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.08). Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 16.42% and a return on equity of 4.87%. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $674.99 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.87 EPS.

CHK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Benchmark reduced their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 5th. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $102.00 target price for the company. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $92.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.83.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

Shares of CHK opened at $86.67 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.65 and a 200 day moving average of $82.15. The company has a market capitalization of $11.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.51. Chesapeake Energy has a 12 month low of $72.84 and a 12 month high of $93.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.33, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Chesapeake Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.715 per share. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 15th. This is a positive change from Chesapeake Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. Chesapeake Energy’s payout ratio is presently 31.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Chesapeake Energy by 11.1% during the third quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 215.0% during the 3rd quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 14,072 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,213,000 after acquiring an additional 9,604 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 3.3% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 185,535 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,999,000 after purchasing an additional 5,857 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 4.8% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 3,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 15.2% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,235,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,029,000 after purchasing an additional 427,181 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

About Chesapeake Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It engages in acquisition, exploration, and development of properties to produce oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs. 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.