King Luther Capital Management Corp Buys 45,889 Shares of Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its position in Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) by 28.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 205,475 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,889 shares during the quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in Expand Energy were worth $21,830,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Expand Energy by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,913,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,965,510,000 after purchasing an additional 646,330 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,812,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,029,000 after purchasing an additional 170,222 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 15.9% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,396,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,090,000 after purchasing an additional 740,502 shares during the period. AGF Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of Expand Energy by 6.2% in the second quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 3,858,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,159,000 after buying an additional 224,275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Expand Energy by 5.9% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,818,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,646,000 after buying an additional 157,363 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Expand Energy

Here are the key news stories impacting Expand Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings materially beat consensus: EXE topped EPS and revenue estimates as production rose ~15%, lifting revenue and cash flow and underpinning stronger near‑term performance expectations. Expand Energy Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call emphasized an efficiency‑led pivot and operational improvements, signaling management is refocusing on returns and margin expansion rather than growth-at-all-costs — a message investors often reward. Earnings Call Signals Efficiency Pivot
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly cash dividend (record March 5, payable March 26), restoring shareholder yield and supporting investor interest from income‑focused holders. (Dividend announced Feb. 17)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains largely constructive — multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and mid‑to‑high price targets point to upside vs. current levels, which can help sustain buying interest. Analyst Ratings and Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple transcripts and summaries of the Q4 call and presentation are circulating (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, MSN, Globe & Mail) — these provide detail but have produced mixed investor takeaways as the market parses finer points of guidance and capital allocation. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Press notices show analysts are conflicted on some energy names including EXE — signals that consensus is not uniform and volatility may continue as investors weigh differing forecasts. Analysts Conflicted
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in the feed is effectively zero/erroneous (NaN/0), so short activity is not currently a clear market driver from available filings.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer natural‑gas prices and investor scrutiny of the company’s 2026 outlook and capex pacing led some repositioning, which pressured the stock in intraday trade despite the beat; gas price moves remain the key commodity risk for EXE’s near‑term multiple. Market Reaction & Outlook Concerns

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on EXE shares. Barclays decreased their target price on Expand Energy from $136.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $154.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $141.00 price target on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Stephens upped their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $145.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expand Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $130.46.

Expand Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ EXE opened at $103.85 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.88. Expand Energy Corporation has a 12-month low of $91.01 and a 12-month high of $126.62. The firm has a market cap of $24.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.77 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 15.00%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.50%.

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.