Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Chesapeake Energy (EXE)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ: EXE) recently:

• 3/20/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $105.00 to $107.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2025 – Chesapeake Energy was upgraded by analysts at Stephens from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $123.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $86.00.
• 3/18/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $117.00 to $115.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $133.00 to $131.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/13/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $115.00 to $114.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/6/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $96.00 to $101.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $86.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $113.00 to $117.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $128.00 to $132.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $119.00 to $133.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Chesapeake Energy is now covered by analysts at Raymond James. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/3/2025 – Chesapeake Energy was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Chesapeake Energy is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $121.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Chesapeake Energy had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $94.00 to $113.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – Chesapeake Energy is now covered by analysts at Piper Sandler. They set a “neutral” rating and a $96.00 price target on the stock.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 0.1 %

Chesapeake Energy stock traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $109.89. The stock had a trading volume of 3,239,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,251,469. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. Chesapeake Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $111.06. The stock has a market cap of $25.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.84 and a beta of 0.53.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted 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 net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Chesapeake Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -55.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the company’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 purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 58.00% of the company’s stock.

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.