Q1 EPS Estimates for EXE Reduced by Capital One Financial

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.23 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.31. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%.

EXE has been the topic of several other research reports. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. TD Cowen started coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a report on Friday, January 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $108.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James started coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $93.00 price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $119.12.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $109.10 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $103.79. Chesapeake Energy has a one year low of $81.66 and a one year high of $109.63. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $25.39 billion, a PE ratio of 67.35 and a beta of 0.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chesapeake Energy 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 acquired at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.11%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -55.83%.

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.