Capital One Financial Weighs in on Chord Energy Q4 Earnings

Chord Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHRD) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chord Energy in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the company will earn $3.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.57. The consensus estimate for Chord Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.59 per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on CHRD. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Chord Energy from $185.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Wolfe Research raised Chord Energy from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $138.00 price objective (down previously from $208.00) on shares of Chord Energy in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Chord Energy from $176.00 to $175.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on Chord Energy in a research note on Friday, January 10th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $158.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Chord Energy presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $169.92.

Chord Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHRD opened at $113.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.83 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $116.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $127.15. Chord Energy has a fifty-two week low of $107.24 and a fifty-two week high of $190.23.

Chord Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.58%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from Chord Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. Chord Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 31.37%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Shannon Browning Kinney sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.27, for a total value of $121,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 20,488 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,484,579.76. This represents a 4.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Chord Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ascent Group LLC increased its holdings in Chord Energy by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 17,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,023,000 after purchasing an additional 1,731 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. bought a new stake in Chord Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,197,000. GTS Securities LLC bought a new stake in Chord Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,183,000. CSS LLC IL increased its holdings in Chord Energy by 30.9% in the fourth quarter. CSS LLC IL now owns 21,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,474,000 after purchasing an additional 4,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Chord Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $11,534,000. Institutional investors own 97.76% of the company’s stock.

Chord Energy Company Profile

Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company sells its products to refiners, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline and rail facilities.