Roth Capital Predicts Reduced Earnings for Expand Energy

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Expand Energy in a research report issued on Monday, August 18th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.29. Roth Capital has a “Neutral” rating and a $98.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expand Energy’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Expand Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.04). Expand Energy had a return on equity of 5.76% and a net margin of 2.41%.The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $127.00 to $125.00 in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $122.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Wolfe Research dropped their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $150.00 to $148.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. KeyCorp set a $135.00 price target on shares of Expand Energy and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $134.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Expand Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $127.92.

Expand Energy Stock Up 0.0%

EXE stock opened at $93.05 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Expand Energy has a fifty-two week low of $69.12 and a fifty-two week high of $123.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $106.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.11. The stock has a market cap of $22.16 billion, a PE ratio of 238.60 and a beta of 0.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Marex Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the second quarter valued at about $6,990,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $308,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $505,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 21.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 861 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expand Energy during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. purchased 2,500 shares of Expand Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares in the company, valued at $15,981,299.90. The trade was a 1.52% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Joshua J. Viets acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $92.16 per share, with a total value of $184,320.00. Following the acquisition, the chief operating officer owned 61,676 shares in the company, valued at $5,684,060.16. The trade was a 3.35% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio is 589.74%.

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.