Capital One Financial Comments on Chesapeake Energy Co.’s FY2026 Earnings (NASDAQ:CHK)

Chesapeake Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHK) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a report released on Wednesday, May 1st. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston anticipates that the company will post earnings of $6.41 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.76 per share.

CHK has been the subject of several other reports. KeyCorp started coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Stephens boosted their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $116.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $119.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 5th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $118.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chesapeake Energy currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $105.83.

Chesapeake Energy Trading Down 0.1 %

CHK opened at $86.67 on Friday. Chesapeake Energy has a 12 month low of $72.84 and a 12 month high of $93.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.68 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.33 and a quick ratio of 1.99. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $86.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.17.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.08). Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 4.87% and a net margin of 16.42%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $674.99 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.87 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Chesapeake Energy by 90.8% in the 1st quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 374 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chesapeake Energy Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.715 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 15th. This is an increase from Chesapeake Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. This represents a $2.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.30%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.00%.

Chesapeake Energy Company Profile

Chesapeake Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It engages in acquisition, exploration, and development of properties to produce oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from underground reservoirs. The company holds interests in natural gas resource plays in the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania and the Haynesville/Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana.