NEOS Investment Management LLC Buys 7,933 Shares of Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) by 43.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,022 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,933 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Expand Energy were worth $2,765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EXE. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Expand Energy by 255.6% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC purchased a new stake in Expand Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its stake in Expand Energy by 374.3% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Expand Energy by 85.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 433 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the third quarter worth about $47,000. 97.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Expand Energy Price Performance

EXE stock opened at $103.85 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $106.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.88. The stock has a market cap of $24.73 billion, a PE ratio of 13.77 and a beta of 0.46. Expand Energy Corporation has a one year low of $91.01 and a one year high of $126.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11. Expand Energy had a net margin of 15.00% and a return on equity of 8.17%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. On average, analysts predict that Expand Energy Corporation will post 1.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be issued a $0.575 dividend. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.50%.

Expand Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Expand Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings materially beat consensus: EXE topped EPS and revenue estimates as production rose ~15%, lifting revenue and cash flow and underpinning stronger near‑term performance expectations. Expand Energy Q4 Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call emphasized an efficiency‑led pivot and operational improvements, signaling management is refocusing on returns and margin expansion rather than growth-at-all-costs — a message investors often reward. Earnings Call Signals Efficiency Pivot
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly cash dividend (record March 5, payable March 26), restoring shareholder yield and supporting investor interest from income‑focused holders. (Dividend announced Feb. 17)
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street sentiment remains largely constructive — multiple recent buy/overweight ratings and mid‑to‑high price targets point to upside vs. current levels, which can help sustain buying interest. Analyst Ratings and Targets
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple transcripts and summaries of the Q4 call and presentation are circulating (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, MSN, Globe & Mail) — these provide detail but have produced mixed investor takeaways as the market parses finer points of guidance and capital allocation. Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Press notices show analysts are conflicted on some energy names including EXE — signals that consensus is not uniform and volatility may continue as investors weigh differing forecasts. Analysts Conflicted
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data in the feed is effectively zero/erroneous (NaN/0), so short activity is not currently a clear market driver from available filings.
• Negative Sentiment: Softer natural‑gas prices and investor scrutiny of the company’s 2026 outlook and capex pacing led some repositioning, which pressured the stock in intraday trade despite the beat; gas price moves remain the key commodity risk for EXE’s near‑term multiple. Market Reaction & Outlook Concerns

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $135.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Expand Energy from $138.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their price objective on Expand Energy from $118.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, UBS Group cut their target price on Expand Energy from $154.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expand Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.46.

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.