Q2 EPS Estimates for Expand Energy Lifted by Analyst

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Expand Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will earn $1.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s FY2025 earnings at $6.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.65 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.17. Expand Energy had a negative net margin of 18.49% and a positive return on equity of 4.64%. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EXE. Stephens reduced their price objective on Expand Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $122.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Benchmark increased their price target on Expand Energy from $93.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Expand Energy to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.80.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXE opened at $108.15 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $114.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $107.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a P/E ratio of -20.18 and a beta of 0.48. Expand Energy has a 1 year low of $81.66 and a 1 year high of $123.35.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 15th were given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 15th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently -42.91%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expand Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EXE. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $1,179,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $1,383,000. Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the first quarter worth approximately $75,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Expand Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,077,000. Finally, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,538,000. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

About Expand 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.