Equities Analysts Set Expectations for EXE Q2 Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Roth Capital upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.48 EPS.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Mizuho increased their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Scotiabank raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $130.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, TD Cowen raised shares of Chesapeake Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research note 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Chesapeake Energy has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $123.22.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ EXE opened at $105.88 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $104.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Chesapeake Energy has a 12-month low of $81.66 and a 12-month high of $114.03. The company has a market cap of $24.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.36 and a beta of 0.44.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $518,328,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $326,670,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $127,038,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC bought a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $108,048,000. Finally, Canoe Financial LP acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $79,015,000. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Chesapeake Energy

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This represents a 2.37 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 15th will be given a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. Chesapeake Energy’s payout ratio is currently -55.83%.

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.