Expand Energy Q4 EPS Forecast Decreased by William Blair

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – William Blair cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Expand Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst N. Dingmann now anticipates that the company will earn $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.34. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on EXE. Bernstein Bank cut their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $146.00 in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $141.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Expand Energy to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Two investment 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.24.

Expand Energy Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXE opened at $103.31 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.61 billion, a PE ratio of 29.35 and a beta of 0.47. Expand Energy has a twelve month low of $83.10 and a twelve month high of $123.35. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $101.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expand Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,266,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,188,600,000 after purchasing an additional 559,887 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $1,310,932,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $701,831,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,812,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $677,029,000 after purchasing an additional 170,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $624,083,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $95.86 per share, for a total transaction of $239,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 166,715 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,981,299.90. The trade was a 1.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Joshua J. Viets bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $92.16 per share, for a total transaction of $184,320.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer directly owned 61,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,684,060.16. This represents a 3.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.34%.

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.