Capital One Financial Comments on Chesapeake Energy Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:CHK)

Chesapeake Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHK) – Analysts at Capital One Financial issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 1st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston expects that the company will earn $6.41 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $674.99 million. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 16.42% and a return on equity of 4.87%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.87 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 5th. Citigroup raised Chesapeake Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $82.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.83.

Chesapeake Energy Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CHK opened at $86.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $86.56 and its 200-day moving average is $82.17. Chesapeake Energy has a 52-week low of $72.84 and a 52-week high of $93.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $716,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 3,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP raised its stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 6.2% in the third quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 90.8% in the first quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Chesapeake Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a $0.715 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.30%. This is a boost from Chesapeake Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. Chesapeake Energy’s payout ratio is 31.00%.

Chesapeake Energy Company Profile

Chesapeake Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It engages in acquisition, exploration, and development of properties to produce oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs. The company holds interests in natural gas resource plays in the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania and the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana.