Expand Energy FY2025 EPS Raised by Capital One Financial

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Capital One Financial boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report issued on Wednesday, October 29th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $6.04 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.42. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s FY2026 earnings at $9.85 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $11.44 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.71 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Roth Capital downgraded Expand Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $125.00 to $98.00 in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $140.00 to $136.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $141.00 to $137.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $142.00 to $128.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Expand Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $128.24.

Expand Energy Stock Down 0.0%

EXE opened at $110.05 on Monday. Expand Energy has a one year low of $85.05 and a one year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $101.72 and its 200-day moving average is $105.90. The company has a market capitalization of $26.21 billion, a PE ratio of 31.26 and a beta of 0.47.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXE. Hara Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Expand Energy by 3.3% in the third quarter. Hara Capital LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC increased its stake in Expand Energy by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Essex Savings Bank increased its stake in shares of Expand Energy by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 2,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Expand Energy by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $445,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expand Energy

In other news, COO Joshua J. Viets purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $92.16 per share, with a total value of $184,320.00. Following the purchase, the chief operating officer directly owned 61,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,684,060.16. This trade represents a 3.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.86 per share, for a total transaction of $239,650.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,981,299.90. This trade represents a 1.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 13th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.