Q4 EPS Estimate for Chesapeake Energy Lifted by Analyst

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Chesapeake Energy in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.18. The consensus estimate for Chesapeake Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Chesapeake Energy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.36 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on EXE. Piper Sandler began coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $96.00 price target for the company. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $128.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $109.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Chesapeake Energy from $113.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Friday, January 10th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $127.00 target price for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.65.

Chesapeake Energy Stock Performance

Chesapeake Energy stock opened at $100.70 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $102.99. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. Chesapeake Energy has a fifty-two week low of $69.12 and a fifty-two week high of $109.47. The company has a market capitalization of $23.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.16 and a beta of 0.52.

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.02. Chesapeake Energy had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 2.74%. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.82 billion.

Chesapeake Energy Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $2.30 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.28%. Chesapeake Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -55.83%.

About Chesapeake 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.