Q2 EPS Estimate for Chesapeake Energy Increased by Analyst

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Capital One Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.29. 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 $2.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.63 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.80 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Raymond James initiated coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. KeyCorp raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $130.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ EXE opened at $110.31 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $104.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.74. 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 cap of $26.25 billion, a PE ratio of 68.09 and a beta of 0.46. Chesapeake Energy has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $114.03.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.10 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be issued a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Chesapeake Energy’s payout ratio is presently -42.91%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 2.37 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 58.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Chesapeake Energy

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth $31,000. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Peoples Bank KS bought a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

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.