Roth Capital Increases Earnings Estimates for Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.74. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $98.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by ($0.04). Expand Energy had a net margin of 2.41% and a return on equity of 5.76%. The business had revenue of $3.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wolfe Research dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $150.00 to $148.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Expand Energy from $141.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Bernstein Bank decreased their target price on Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.62.

Expand Energy Trading Up 2.2%

EXE opened at $100.78 on Friday. Expand Energy has a one year low of $82.69 and a one year high of $123.35. The company has a market cap of $24.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 258.42 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $99.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.81.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC raised its stake in Expand Energy by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Essex Savings Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 2,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Finally, Florida Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the period. 97.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Expand Energy

In related news, COO Joshua J. Viets acquired 2,000 shares of Expand Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $92.16 per share, with a total value of $184,320.00. Following the purchase, the chief operating officer directly owned 61,676 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,684,060.16. The trade was a 3.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of Expand Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 166,715 shares in the company, valued at $15,981,299.90. The trade was a 1.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were paid a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. 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.