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EXE·Expand Energy Corporation

$87.45
-0.88 (-1.00%)
After Hours
High
$89.01
Open
$88.31
Market Cap
20.54B
52W High
$126.63
Low
$87.30
P. Close
$87.45
P/E
7.39
52W Low
$84.98
Fwd P/E
10.15
DailyIQ Est.
$132.17
Inst. Ownership
48.5%
Short Interest
3.62%
Days to Cover
3.3
Technical Score (1D)
18
SELL
News Sentiment
53
MIXED
Expand Energy’s latest $500 million senior notes issuance at a 5.659 % coupon, completed 29 hours ago, injects liquidity that will be used for general corporate purposes and does not alter the company’s near‑term operating mix or cost structure. The financing gives the firm balance‑sheet flexibility that could support future debt refinancing or modest capital‑expenditure projects, but the immediate impact on cash flow is limited. A few hours later, the same notes were priced at 99.889 % of face value, confirming investor confidence and a favorable market environment for mid‑size energy issuers; the deal is expected to close Thursday pending customary conditions. Together, these developments suggest that EXE’s capital structure is strengthening, which may cushion the company against short‑term commodity volatility but does not signal a strategic pivot beyond the routine corporate‑finance activity. In the broader context, analysts have been gradually tightening their price targets: Stephens nudged its target up to $157 from $156, while Raymond James lifted its to $147, both maintaining bullish ratings. These modest adjustments reflect confidence in the company’s operational performance and its Twin Eagle acquisition, which is expected to expand marketing reach and commercial scale. The Twin Eagle deal, announced in Q2, already contributed to a 19.4 % CAGR in sales and positioned EXE to benefit from projected Gulf Coast gas demand growth of roughly 20 Bcf/d by 2030. The company’s low‑cost drilling inventory in Haynesville and Appalachia further underpins long‑term production growth, providing a buffer against price compression in the natural‑gas market. Given the recent financing and the incremental analyst upgrades, traders should watch for the notes closing and any subsequent use‑of‑proceeds announcements, as well as the next earnings release that will confirm whether the Twin Eagle integration translates into sustained earnings growth. Monitoring commodity price forecasts and any regulatory changes affecting LNG marketing will also be key to assessing the company’s near‑term upside.
Earnings Summary
Expand Energy Corporation, an independent energy producer focused on natural gas production in the United States, operates primarily within key shale formations such as the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, and Bossier shales; its strategy centers on acquiring, exploring, and developing oil and natural gas properties, including natural gas liquids, positioning it firmly within the Oil & Gas E&P sector. In the most recent quarter, Q4 2025, the company reported EPS of $2.00 versus an estimate of $1.9028, a modest beat, while revenue fell to $2.305 billion against an estimate of $2.724 billion, marking a decline from the $1.595 billion revenue in Q4 2024; this contrasts with the prior quarter’s EPS of $0.55 and revenue of $1.595 billion, indicating an acceleration in earnings growth but a deceleration in top-line performance. Historically, Expand Energy has shown a YoY revenue growth trajectory that has been volatile, with revenue increasing from $1.595 billion in Q4 2024 to $2.305 billion in Q4 2025 before dropping to $1.83 billion in Q2 2026, yet EPS has consistently outpaced analyst expectations, beating estimates in each of the last four quarters reported. Recent news highlights a senior notes offering that injected fresh liquidity, signaling management’s intent to refinance maturing debt while funding expansion projects; the favorable interest terms are expected to reduce future interest expense and improve earnings stability, and investors should watch how the proceeds are allocated in the next earnings release, as a shift toward growth rather than debt repayment could alter the company’s risk profile. Forward‑looking watch points include monitoring the company’s debt maturity schedule and the allocation of the new capital, as well as any updates on project milestones and cash flow, which will clarify the short‑term impact on leverage ratios and potential support for dividend or share‑repurchase plans.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.24$0.74$1.23$1.73$2.23Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$1.34 - -
Q2'26$1.12$1.33+18.8%
Q4'25$1.90$2.00+5.1%
Q4'24$0.47$0.55+17.5%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.4B$1.8B$2.2B$2.6B$3.0BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$2.7B - -
Q2'26$2.8B$1.8B-35.6%
Q4'25$2.7B$2.3B-15.4%
Q4'24 - $1.6B -

Market Data

EXE Stock Snapshot

SELL18/100
$88.40+$0.95 (1.1%)
Market cap
20.54B
P/E ratio
7.4
Day range
$87.30 – $89.01
News sentiment
53/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$125.52 (+42.0%)
Consensus
Buy · 32 analysts
52-week range+4.0% off low · -30.2% from high
$84.98$126.63
Price $88.40 DailyIQ Est. $132.17

Momentum has rolled over on Expand Energy Corporation, which is what drives the bearish read. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into EXE?

CHEAP

At today's price, Expand Energy Corporation needs to grow free cash flow about -8.2% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 7.03% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 37.6% a year, so the market is asking for 45.8 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis EXE looks priced below what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
-8.2%
Historical FCF CAGR
37.6%
Growth gap
-45.8 pts
Verdict
CHEAP
Discount rate (WACC)
7.03%
Beta
0.56

Behaviour On Record

What EXE's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
28.1% 37th pct
Below its peak
-28.9%
vs 200-day average
-11.7%
Up days (1y)
48%

Expand Energy Corporation is currently running 28.1% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against EXE's own 5 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 37th percentile on the quiet side for this stock, against a typical reading of 32.2%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

EXE is trading -28.9% below its running peak. Across 5 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -24.1%, and the deepest was -27.5% in 2022. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -11.7% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 9th percentile a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year EXE closed higher on 48% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 6 years of records, EXE finished the month higher 3 of 6 times, with a median return of +1.8% and an average of +1.7%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +4.9% on average, its weakest June at -4.7%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: EXE has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 100 of 1,404 sessions (7.1% of the time), with the largest gaps running +6.6% and -5.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 1,405 daily closes between 2021-02-10 and 2026-09-16, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against EXE's own 6-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of EXE's sector?

Expand Energy Corporation sits in the Energy sector, currently ranked 2nd of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening). Within its narrower Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry group, EXE ranks 1st of 15 tracked industries, weakening.

Sector rank
#2 of 11
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
80
Industry rank
#1 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for EXE?

CallsPuts

For Expand Energy Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 0 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 3.57), with at-the-money implied volatility around 53.2%.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
3.57
ATM implied volatility
53.2%
Total open interest
86,598

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on EXE?

UBS most recently reiterated its rating on Expand Energy Corporation to Buy on Sep 14, 2026 with a price target of $129 (from $124). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 1 downgrade, a net bearish lean.

Latest action
UBSBuy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
-1
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 14, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$124 → $129
Sep 9, 2026Raymond JamesMaintainedStrong Buy$145 → $147
Aug 26, 2026Goldman SachsMaintainedBuy$99 → $113
Aug 19, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$131 → $129
Aug 17, 2026Johnson RiceDowngradeBuy → Accumulate$135 → $125
Aug 17, 2026BarclaysMaintainedEqual-Weight$110 → $107
Aug 12, 2026BenchmarkMaintainedBuy$124 → $109
Jul 30, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$127 → $124
Jul 30, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$117 → $121
Jul 10, 2026UBSMaintainedBuy$135 → $127
Jul 10, 2026Truist SecuritiesMaintainedBuy$134 → $117
Jul 9, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$125 → $115

EXE Competitive Positioning

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