Q3 EPS Estimates for Expand Energy Increased by Roth Capital

Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) – Research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Expand Energy in a report released on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.74. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $98.00 target price 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 $1.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Expand Energy from $127.00 to $125.00 in a report on Thursday, July 17th. William Blair assumed coverage on Expand Energy in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank decreased their price objective on Expand Energy from $142.00 to $128.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $127.62.

Expand Energy Trading Down 4.4%

Shares of Expand Energy stock opened at $98.59 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $23.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 252.80 and a beta of 0.47. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $99.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $105.89. Expand Energy has a 1-year low of $82.69 and a 1-year high of $123.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a $0.575 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Expand Energy’s payout ratio is presently 589.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Domenic J. Dell’osso, Jr. bought 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of $95.86 per share, with a total value of $239,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 166,715 shares in the company, valued at $15,981,299.90. This trade represents a 1.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Joshua J. Viets acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $92.16 per share, for a total transaction of $184,320.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 61,676 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,684,060.16. This trade represents a 3.35% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expand Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 559,887 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the first quarter valued at $1,310,932,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy during the first quarter worth about $701,831,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,812,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $677,029,000 after purchasing an additional 170,222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Expand Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $624,083,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

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.