Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) posted its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.11, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Expand Energy had a net margin of 15.00% and a return on equity of 8.26%.

Expand Energy Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXE traded up $2.49 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $102.01. 1,695,907 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,656,314. The company has a market cap of $24.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.56 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $107.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.89. Expand Energy has a 1 year low of $91.01 and a 1 year high of $126.62.

Expand Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.575 per share. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. Expand Energy’s payout ratio is presently 30.50%.

Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Expand Energy by 8.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,183,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,400,621,000 after buying an additional 1,014,484 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Expand Energy by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,359,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,140,000 after purchasing an additional 619,001 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,183,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,296,000 after acquiring an additional 138,381 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Expand Energy by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,300,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,901,000 after acquiring an additional 21,050 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in Expand Energy by 64.2% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,063,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,721,000 after acquiring an additional 806,453 shares in the last quarter. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Expand Energy News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus: EXE reported stronger‑than‑expected revenue and EPS, with material cash flow improvement that supports deleveraging and shareholder returns. Expand Energy beats fourth-quarter profit estimates (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Planned balance‑sheet action: management flagged a targeted ~$1 billion debt reduction in 2026, which lowers financial risk and can boost valuation multiple if executed. Debt reduction (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend added/clarified: EXE declared a quarterly dividend ($0.575/share; ~2.3% yield), which supports income investors and signals cash‑return discipline. Press release with dividend (GlobeNewswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst backing and price targets remain constructive: multiple firms maintain buy/overweight ratings and above‑current price targets (median targets well above the current level), supporting medium‑term upside. Analyst ratings and targets (QuiverQuant)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings‑call detail and strategic pivot: management discussed an efficiency‑led pivot and 2026 outlook; read the call transcript and slides for specifics on capex pacing and execution risk. Earnings transcript (Seeking Alpha)
• Neutral Sentiment: Presentation available: the company posted an investor slide deck and outlook; the details matter for modeling 2026 volumes, capex and returns — investors are still parsing the assumptions. Investor slide deck (Company filing)
• Negative Sentiment: Softer natural‑gas prices and outlook/capex uncertainty have weighed on sentiment — even with a beat, a lower commodity tape and cautious 2026 capex pacing can trigger near‑term profit taking. Market reaction and gas price pressure (QuiverQuant)
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability nuance: while revenue and gross profit rose sharply, operating profit and net income showed year‑over‑year declines in some reports — points investors will watch as management executes the turnaround. Earnings nuance (QuiverQuant)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on EXE shares. Stephens raised their price target on Expand Energy from $145.00 to $146.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a report on Wednesday. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Expand Energy to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $145.00 to $144.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Expand Energy from $138.00 to $137.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Expand Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.