Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Outlook for EXE Earnings

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a report released on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.08 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.02. 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 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also issued reports on EXE. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Friday, January 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $121.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James started coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $96.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $132.00 to $136.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $131.00 to $129.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $122.71.

Chesapeake Energy Price Performance

Shares of EXE stock opened at $106.49 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $104.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a current ratio of 2.00. Chesapeake Energy has a 52-week low of $81.66 and a 52-week high of $114.03. The stock has a market cap of $24.78 billion, a PE ratio of 65.73 and a beta of 0.44.

Chesapeake Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -55.83%.

Insider Transactions at Chesapeake Energy

In related news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of Chesapeake Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $99.50 per share, with a total value of $248,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 107,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,730,577.50. This trade represents a 2.37 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 58.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chesapeake Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of Chesapeake Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,507,000. Czech National Bank bought a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth about $5,377,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Chesapeake Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $466,000. Romano Brothers AND Company bought a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,900,000. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC bought a new stake in Chesapeake Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,265,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Chesapeake 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.