Expand Energy Corporation (EXE)Energy | Oil & Gas E&P | Oklahoma City, United States | NasdaqGS
95.82 USD
-1.54
(-1.582%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 96.00 +0.18 (0.188%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:43 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT
Expand Energy presents a 'long-term de-lever, short-term chop' setup. The stock is effectively a high-yield play (3.3% yield) sitting at a technical double bottom, supported by strong analyst consensus and manageable debt servicing. While the options flow shows aggressive buying of exotic long-term calls and a lack of short-term hedging, suggesting speculation on a big gap-up, fundamental data and price action support a patient 'buy' for income and valuation safety, despite the stock's recent 14% drawdown. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.037214 |
| AutoETS | 0.037216 |
| MSTL | 0.039570 |
| AutoTheta | 0.045307 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 2.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.344 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-04 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-04 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 27.495 |
| Revenue per Share | 49.05 |
| Market Cap | 23,034,959,872 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.66 |
| Forward P/E | 10.00 |
| Beta | 0.46 |
| Profit Margins | 15.63% |
| Previous Name | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
| Website | https://www.expandenergy.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:43 a.m. EDT: Call positioning remains heavily skewed toward speculative, long-dated OTM strikes (e.g., $150 in Jan 2028), suggesting a belief in a major event or one-time oil price shock rather than a linear trend. However, the short-term (April/May) and slightly longer (September/October) expirations show near-neutral or slightly bullish positioning (OTM OI > 98%). Crucially, Put OI in near expirations is overwhelmingly ATM and slightly 6M out of the money, with premiums deeply discounted, indicating little to no active hedging demand for short-term downside protection by current holders.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.54% | 3.10% | 3.28% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | 0.575 | 0.539046 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.575 | 0.490115 |
| 2025-08-14 | 1.465 | 1.558189 |
| 2025-05-15 | 0.575 | 0.517044 |
| 2025-03-11 | 0.575 | 0.591130 |
| 2024-11-14 | 0.575 | 0.626499 |
| 2024-08-15 | 0.575 | 0.821178 |
| 2024-05-15 | 0.715 | 0.824131 |
| 2024-03-06 | 0.575 | 0.744105 |
| 2023-11-15 | 0.575 | 0.737330 |
| 2023-08-16 | 0.575 | 0.748591 |
| 2023-05-17 | 1.180 | 1.632366 |
| 2023-03-06 | 1.290 | 1.783456 |
| 2022-11-14 | 3.160 | 3.555145 |
| 2022-08-16 | 2.320 | 2.753998 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2.340 | 3.187355 |
| 2022-03-04 | 1.768 | 2.519566 |
| 2021-11-23 | 0.438 | 0.848468 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0.344 | 0.821342 |
| 2021-05-21 | 0.344 | 0.856579 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.06279343 |
| Address1 | 6,100 North Western Avenue |
| All Time High | 126.621 |
| All Time Low | 40.0 |
| Ask | 95.89 |
| Ask Size | 10 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,478,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 4,007,588 |
| Average Volume | 4,007,588 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,478,080 |
| Beta | 0.459 |
| Bid | 95.73 |
| Bid Size | 10 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 77.651 |
| City | Oklahoma City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 95.82 |
| Current Ratio | 1.005 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 96.67 |
| Day Low | 94.97 |
| Debt To Equity | 27.495 |
| Display Name | Expand Energy |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,483,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.19 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.33 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,467,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,467,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,406,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,406,400 |
| Ebitda | 5,615,000,064 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.48243 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.902 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.365 |
| Enterprise Value | 27,526,961,152 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.01601 |
| Eps Forward | 9.58281 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,668,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 105.1492 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -9.329201 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08872346 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -6.2793436 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 126.621 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -30.801003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2432535 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 91.015 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.8050003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0527935 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 91.015 - 126.621 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,612,967,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 239,352,528 |
| Forward Eps | 9.58281 |
| Forward P E | 9.999154 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,176,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45321998 |
| Gross Profits | 5,274,999,808 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00296 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94339997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 240,398,260 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas E&P |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-e-p |
| Ir Website | http://www.chk.com/Investors/Pages/Default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,668,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.575 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Expand Energy Corporation operates as an independent natural gas production company in the United States. The company engages in acquisition, exploration, and development of properties to produce oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin in Pennsylvania; the Marcellus and Utica Shales in Ohio and West Virginia; and the Haynesville and Bossier Shales in Louisiana and Texas. Expand Energy Corporation was formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation and changed its name to Expand Energy Corporation in October 2024. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. |
| Long Name | Expand Energy Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 23,034,959,872 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_323857 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-19 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,819,000,064 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 23,034,961,273 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 27 |
| Open | 95.35 |
| Operating Cashflow | 4,575,000,064 |
| Operating Margins | 0.27513 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.42139998 |
| Peg Ratio | 6.85 |
| Phone | 405 848 8000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.1800003 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.18785255 |
| Post Market Price | 96.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,416 |
| Prev Name | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
| Previous Close | 97.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.627761 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2339828 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9791185 |
| Profit Margins | 0.15628 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.792 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.46429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.54 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.58176 |
| Regular Market Day High | 96.67 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 94.97 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 94.97 - 96.67 |
| Regular Market Open | 95.35 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 97.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 95.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,802,215 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05863 |
| Return On Equity | 0.100659996 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.383 |
| Revenue Per Share | 49.05 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 240,398,260 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0308 |
| Shares Short | 7,392,948 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,990,844 |
| Short Name | Expand Energy Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0346 |
| Short Ratio | 1.73 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OK |
| Symbol | EXE |
| Target High Price | 167.0 |
| Target Low Price | 95.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 132.96297 |
| Target Median Price | 133.0 |
| Total Cash | 616,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.562 |
| Total Debt | 5,107,999,744 |
| Total Revenue | 11,639,000,064 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.19 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.032764997 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.57 |
| Trailing P E | 12.65786 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 6.848 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 105.58907 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.7690735 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.09251974 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,802,215 |
| Website | https://www.expandenergy.com |
| Zip | 73,118 |