Brokers Offer Predictions for Expand Energy FY2025 Earnings

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Research analysts at Roth Capital raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 29th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will earn $5.76 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $5.37. Roth Capital has a “Neutral” rating and a $98.00 price target 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.26 EPS.

EXE has been the subject of a number of other reports. Bernstein Bank reduced their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a report on Monday, July 7th. Capital One Financial reduced their price objective on Expand Energy from $105.00 to $101.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. UBS Group raised their price objective on Expand Energy from $131.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their target price on Expand Energy from $135.00 to $127.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expand Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.24.

Expand Energy Price Performance

Shares of Expand Energy stock opened at $100.52 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.78. Expand Energy has a fifty-two week low of $83.10 and a fifty-two week high of $123.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.83. The company has a market cap of $23.94 billion, a PE ratio of 28.56 and a beta of 0.47.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.09. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 6.31% and a net margin of 7.99%.The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.98 billion.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 589.74%.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Joshua J. Viets bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $92.16 per share, for a total transaction of $184,320.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer owned 61,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,684,060.16. The trade was a 3.35% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,981,299.90. The trade was a 1.52% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at about $3,757,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at about $1,179,000. Wedbush Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $210,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,383,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Company Profile

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.