KeyCorp Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp upped their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Expand Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, April 1st. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.46. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $123.00 target price on Expand Energy in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Expand Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $136.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $145.00 to $144.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 target price on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $131.48.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

Shares of EXE opened at $103.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market cap of $24.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.78 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $107.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $108.25. Expand Energy has a 52-week low of $91.01 and a 52-week high of $126.62.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 15.00%.The business had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Expand Energy’s payout ratio is presently 30.50%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Michael Wichterich purchased 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $107.50 per share, for a total transaction of $215,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 83,498 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,976,035. The trade was a 2.45% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 161.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 15,959,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,695,520,000 after buying an additional 9,856,576 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Expand Energy by 36,574.9% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,420,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,172,000 after buying an additional 2,414,311 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Expand Energy by 192.0% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,286,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $362,683,000 after buying an additional 2,160,979 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd. bought a new position in Expand Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $169,783,000. Finally, Dragoneer Investment Group LLC bought a new position in Expand Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $145,633,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.