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ConsensusBuy21 ratings
Bullish1781.0%
Neutral419.0%
Bearish00.0%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
Expand Energy Corporation · EXE · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Expand Energy pairs merger synergies with a flexible 2025 capital plan
The quarter supports a constructive but conditional view: merger integration, cost and capital synergies, deferred production capacity and demand from LNG and domestic power provide potential growth drivers. The case depends on executing the synergy and capital plan while managing gas-price, leverage and maintenance-capital risks.
Reported After market closeNASDAQEnergy
$21.51B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$0.16
Consensus $-0.07
EPS surprise
+328.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$600.0M
Consensus $1.76B
Revenue surprise
-65.9%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+3.5%
Event window
SPY move
-0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.8%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+11.3%
Up to 20 sessions
EXESPY benchmark
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Why did EXE rise 3.5% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in EXE's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for EXE after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the focus shifted from completing the Southwestern merger to early integration results, a defined 2025 capital plan and an enhanced capital-returns framework. Guidance sentiment moved from lowered to maintained, while capital spending moved from decreasing to increasing as management targeted higher production.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook while outlining a $2.7 billion 2025 capital plan targeting 7 BCFE per day and continued synergy execution.
Key takeaways
- Management highlighted record production metrics and early integration progress after the Chesapeake-Southwestern combination.
- The 2025 plan prioritizes synergy realization, deferred completions, capital efficiency and flexible production decisions.
- Capital returns include a stable dividend, debt reduction and a $1 billion share-repurchase authorization.
- Hedging and midstream optimization are intended to provide resilience through natural-gas price volatility.
Management priorities
- Advance integration and deliver toward the $500 million annual synergy target.
- Use deferred completions and flexible rig activity to adjust production to market conditions.
- Optimize midstream and marketing contracts while pursuing LNG and domestic power demand.
- Balance dividends, debt reduction and share repurchases within the capital-returns framework.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$92.92Current
$87Low
$124.54Average
$146High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 20, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Johnson Rice | Accumulate | Buy | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 15, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 8, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 13, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 14, 2025 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $92.92. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $91.11 | +29.1% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $91.11 | +19.5% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $138 | $86.43 | +48.5% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | John Freeman | $141 | $85.4 | +51.7% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $85.39 | +29.1% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Bob Brackett | $127 | $85.52 | +36.7% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $85.97 | +31.3% | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $85.96 | +46.4% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $129 | $94.83 | +38.8% | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | David Deckelbaum | $135 | $96.62 | +45.3% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Raymond James | John Freeman | $147 | $98.19 | +58.2% | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $113 | $94.66 | +21.6% | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $96.4 | +38.8% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Johnson Rice | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $93.62 | +34.5% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $94.78 | +15.2% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $124 | $91.24 | +33.4% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $93.04 | +0.1% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate | $114 | $91.96 | +22.7% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $117 | $86.74 | +25.9% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $127 | $87.1 | +36.7% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $131 | $88.47 | +41.0% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $97.94 | +18.4% | May 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $139 | $97.08 | +49.6% | May 22, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $133 | $99.5 | +43.1% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $141 | $113.5 | +51.7% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $106.04 | +45.3% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $108.06 | +32.4% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Betty Jiang | $125 | $108.06 | +34.5% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $141 | $99.52 | +51.7% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $146 | $102.75 | +57.1% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $108.82 | +47.4% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $109.85 | +35.6% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $99.88 | +50.7% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $150 | $105.61 | +61.4% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $106.66 | +53.9% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $109.77 | +55.0% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $113.82 | +65.7% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $142 | $114.31 | +52.8% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $100.41 | +42.1% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $135 | $100.33 | +45.3% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| UBS | Josh Silverstein | $131 | $101.76 | +41.0% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $106.84 | +61.4% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $107.73 | +46.4% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $136 | $95.58 | +46.4% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $104.21 | +34.5% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Lloyd Byrne | $135 | $116.46 | +45.3% | Jun 14, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Tim Rezvan | $135 | $116.46 | +45.3% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Stephens | Mike Scialla | $118 | $104.23 | +27.0% | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $96.24 | +8.7% | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $117 | $98.88 | +25.9% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Leo Mariani | $116 | $106 | +24.8% | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Devin McDermott | $136 | $107.35 | +46.4% | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Doug Leggate | $146 | $99.78 | +57.1% | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Paul Diamond | $100 | $88.7 | +7.6% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Stephens | Mike Scialla | $86 | $85.73 | -7.4% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $110 | $87.36 | +18.4% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Stephens | Mike Scialla | $85 | $86.46 | -8.5% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Williams Trading | Gabriele Sorbara | $87 | $86.62 | -6.4% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Nitin Kumar | $105 | $87.57 | +13.0% | Oct 11, 2024 |
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Snapshot as of publicationExpand Energy Corporation functions as an independent entity primarily focused on the discovery and extraction of energy resources throughout the United States. Its core operations involve the acquisition, exploration, and subsequent development of properties to produce crude oil, natural gas, and associated liquid hydrocarbons from subterranean geological formations. The company maintains significant interests in key natural gas production areas, specifically within Pennsylvania's northern Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale) and northwestern Louisiana (Haynesville/Bossier Shales). As of December 31, 2023, its asset base featured a diverse collection of onshore U.S. unconventional natural gas properties, including ownership stakes in approximately 5,000 natural gas wells. Established in 1989 and based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the corporation was formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation before officially adopting the Expand Energy Corporation name in October 2024.
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-10T18:38:36.707185+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-20T03:40:43.281154+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-20T03:40:43.278428+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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