Q1 Earnings Estimate for Chesapeake Energy Issued By KeyCorp

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities researchers at KeyCorp upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.51 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.44. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on EXE. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Stephens lowered their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Chesapeake Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $103.01 on Tuesday. Chesapeake Energy has a 12 month low of $81.66 and a 12 month high of $114.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.59 and a beta of 0.44. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $104.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.33.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The company 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%.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -55.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price 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 approximately $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $127,038,000. Canoe Financial LP purchased a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth $79,015,000. Rhumbline Advisers acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at $43,592,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at $36,507,000. Finally, Mercuria Capital Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter worth $35,283,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.