Q1 EPS Estimates for Chesapeake Energy Lifted by KeyCorp

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.14 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.30. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.55 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on EXE. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Scotiabank raised Chesapeake Energy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $116.00 target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $137.00 to $154.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $133.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

Chesapeake Energy stock opened at $105.05 on Wednesday. Chesapeake Energy has a 12-month low of $81.66 and a 12-month high of $114.03. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.36. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $24.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.85 and a beta of 0.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth $31,000. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $56,000. Piscataqua Savings Bank acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $58,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 58.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio 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.