Q2 EPS Estimates for EXE Boosted by Capital One Financial

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.65 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.15. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%. The business had revenue of $648.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.98 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.09 earnings per share. Chesapeake Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 57.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $112.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Friday, January 17th. They set a “hold” rating and a $108.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.38.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

EXE stock opened at $106.80 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.93 and a beta of 0.52. Chesapeake Energy has a one year low of $69.12 and a one year high of $109.47. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chesapeake Energy

In other news, Director Catherine A. Kehr sold 43,623 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.58, for a total transaction of $4,343,978.34. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 5,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $517,915.58. This represents a 89.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 14th were paid a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 14th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 141.98%.

About Chesapeake Energy

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.