Q2 Earnings Estimate for EXE Issued By Capital One Financial

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a report released on Wednesday, April 9th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.29 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.28. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.18 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $116.00 price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Friday, January 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $121.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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 report on Thursday, March 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $122.82.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 3.8 %

Shares of Chesapeake Energy stock opened at $103.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.07 and a beta of 0.44. Chesapeake Energy has a 52 week low of $81.66 and a 52 week high of $114.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $104.39.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -55.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Chesapeake Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Rhumbline Advisers purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $43,592,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,507,000. Czech National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,377,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $466,000. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,265,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

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.