Public Sector Pension Investment Board Acquires 6,761 Shares of Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) by 15.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 51,351 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in Expand Energy were worth $5,456,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Phoenix Financial Ltd. bought a new position in Expand Energy during the third quarter worth about $169,783,000. 59 North Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $102,949,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Expand Energy by 4,719.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 821,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,284,000 after buying an additional 804,525 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in Expand Energy by 15.9% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,396,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,090,000 after buying an additional 740,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Expand Energy by 2.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,266,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,188,600,000 after acquiring an additional 559,887 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. TD Cowen raised Expand Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $145.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $154.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Expand Energy from $138.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Expand Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $130.46.

Expand Energy Trading Up 4.4%

Shares of NASDAQ EXE opened at $103.85 on Friday. Expand Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $91.01 and a 1-year high of $126.62. The company has a market cap of $24.73 billion, a PE ratio of 13.77 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The company has a 50-day moving average of $106.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $105.88.

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

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

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