Roth Capital Raises Earnings Estimates for Chesapeake Energy

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.58 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.23. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.45 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on EXE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $114.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Citigroup raised their target price on Chesapeake Energy from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Stephens lowered their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $123.00 to $118.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $122.71.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

EXE opened at $106.49 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $104.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $99.09. Chesapeake Energy has a fifty-two week low of $81.66 and a fifty-two week high of $114.03. The firm has a market cap of $24.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.73 and a beta of 0.44.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. Chesapeake Energy had a return on equity of 2.74% and a net margin of 6.07%.

Institutional Trading of Chesapeake Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at $127,038,000. Rhumbline Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter valued at $43,592,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at $36,507,000. Mercuria Capital Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter worth about $35,283,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Chesapeake Energy during the 1st quarter worth about $18,777,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Chesapeake Energy news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. acquired 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of $99.50 per share, for a total transaction of $248,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 58.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently -55.83%.

About Chesapeake 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.