KeyCorp Estimates Expand Energy’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:EXE)

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp raised their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Expand Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, January 15th. KeyCorp analyst T. Rezvan now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.03 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.93. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s Q2 2027 earnings at $2.31 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.02 EPS.

EXE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Mizuho boosted their price target on Expand Energy from $136.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised Expand Energy to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $140.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.83.

Expand Energy Stock Up 0.4%

Expand Energy stock opened at $99.88 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company’s 50-day moving average is $112.52 and its 200-day moving average is $105.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.79 billion, a PE ratio of 28.38 and a beta of 0.46. Expand Energy has a fifty-two week low of $91.01 and a fifty-two week high of $126.62.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expand Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXE. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 255.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 256 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Abound Wealth Management grew its position in Expand Energy by 890.0% during the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 297 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Expand Energy by 125.9% during the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 305 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its stake in Expand Energy by 374.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. 97.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were given a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. Expand Energy’s payout ratio is presently 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.