Analysts Set Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE) Target Price at $130.33

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Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-one analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $130.3333.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Expand Energy from $140.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Barclays reduced their price target on Expand Energy from $136.00 to $126.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $143.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Expand Energy in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th.

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Institutional Trading of Expand Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH grew its stake in Expand Energy by 6.8% during the third quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 1,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Hara Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hara Capital LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board boosted its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 9,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 5.2% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Uncommon Cents Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Expand Energy by 6.0% in the second quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 1,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Price Performance

Shares of Expand Energy stock opened at $112.36 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $111.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $105.54. Expand Energy has a 12-month low of $91.01 and a 12-month high of $126.62. The firm has a market cap of $26.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.92 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.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.09. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 6.31% and a net margin of 7.99%.The company had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Expand Energy will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.

About Expand Energy

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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.

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