Q3 EPS Estimates for Expand Energy Lowered by Analyst

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Expand Energy in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.57. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.28 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 2.41%.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Bernstein Bank dropped their target price on Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a report on Monday, July 7th. TD Cowen raised shares of Expand Energy from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $108.00 to $116.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $139.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $141.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Stephens decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $129.50.

Expand Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXE opened at $101.97 on Friday. Expand Energy has a one year low of $69.12 and a one year high of $123.35. The stock has a market cap of $24.28 billion, a PE ratio of 261.47 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $111.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $107.70.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 589.74%.

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.