What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Expand Energy Q3 Earnings?

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Expand Energy in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.83. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $127.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.33 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.93 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.14 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued 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). 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 issued reports about the company. Capital One Financial dropped their target price on Expand Energy from $105.00 to $101.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. William Blair initiated coverage on Expand Energy in a research report on Tuesday. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Expand Energy from $140.00 to $136.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Siebert Williams Shank dropped their target price on Expand Energy from $142.00 to $128.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Bernstein Bank dropped their target price on Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $127.62.

Expand Energy Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of EXE opened at $100.78 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $99.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.81. The stock has a market cap of $24.00 billion, a PE ratio of 258.42 and a beta of 0.47. Expand Energy has a 12 month low of $82.69 and a 12 month high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. Expand Energy’s payout ratio is currently 589.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares in the company, valued at $15,981,299.90. This represents a 1.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Joshua J. Viets acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the acquisition, the chief operating officer owned 61,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,684,060.16. The trade was a 3.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Expand Energy by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,266,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,600,000 after acquiring an additional 559,887 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,310,932,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $701,831,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Expand Energy by 3.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,812,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,029,000 after acquiring an additional 170,222 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $624,083,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.