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Expand Energy (EXE): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy17 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 21 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 21 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $123, the highest $141, the lowest $93.00. The average is +31.4% from the last price of $93.41.
Analyst ratings 28
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brackett★★★★★★★★★★#584 · hits 63% · avg +17.6% | Bernstein | $127 | Buy | +36.0% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 06:45 | +4.0% | ↗ |
| Betty Jiang★★★★★★★★★★#3670 · hits 49% · avg +3.3% | Barclays | $107 | Hold | +14.5% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 05:15 | +4.0% | |
| Devin McDermott★★★★★★★★★★#719 · hits 59% · avg +9.9% | Morgan Stanley | $124 → $129+4.0% | Buy | +38.1% | Assigned | 15.10.26on TipRanks 08:40 | −0.6%next day +4.0% | ↗ |
| Scott Hanold★★★★★★★★★★#206 · hits 65% · avg +17.9% | RBC Capital | $131 | Buy | +40.2% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 21:45 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Josh Silverstein★★★★★★★★★★#630 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | UBS | $122 → $120−1.6% | Buy | +28.5% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 06:30 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Scotiabank | $111 | Buy | +18.8% | Initiated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 06:30 | −0.3%next day −0.6% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $98.00 → $102+4.1% | Buy | +9.2% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $96.00 → $99.00+3.1% | Buy | +6.0% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $96.00 → $100+4.2% | Buy | +7.1% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $92.00 → $96.00+4.3% | Hold | +2.8% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| AI Google Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $99.00 → $101+2.0% | Buy | +8.1% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Oil and Gas Exploration and ProductionPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $98.00 → $99.00+1.0% | Buy | +6.0% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks Oct 13 22:05 | — | |
| Nitin Kumar CFA★★★★★★★★★★#878 · hits 60% · avg +8.3% | Mizuho Securities | $145 → $138−4.8% | Buy | +47.7% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 | +1.5%next day +0.1% · 5 days +4.8% | ↗ |
| John Freeman★★★★★★★★★★#38 · hits 68% · avg +30.1% | Raymond James | $147 → $141−4.1% | Buy | +50.9% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:50 | +0.4%next day +1.5% · 5 days +2.3% | ↗ |
| Leo Mariani★★★★★★★★★★#39 · hits 70% · avg +27.8% | Roth MKM | $93.00 | Hold | −0.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:50 | +0.4%next day +1.5% · 5 days +2.3% | ↗ |
| Gabriel Daoud★★★★★★★★★★#12169 · hits 41% · avg −9.8% | Truist Financial | $121 → $120−0.8% | Buy | +28.5% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 | +0.4%next day +1.5% · 5 days +2.3% | ↗ |
| Arun Jayaram★★★★★★★★★★#1023 · hits 59% · avg +8.0% | J.P. Morgan | $121 → $124+2.5% | Buy | +32.7% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks Oct 3 08:11 | −1.3%next day +0.4% · 5 days +2.0% | ↗ |
| Lloyd Byrne★★★★★★★★★★#307 · hits 58% · avg +18.7% | Jefferies | $136 | Buy | +45.6% | Assigned | 01.10.26on TipRanks 17:30 | −1.3%next day +0.4% · 5 days +2.0% | ↗ |
| Neil Mehta★★★★★★★★★★#490 · hits 63% · avg +11.2% | Goldman Sachs | $113 → $110−2.7% | Buy | +17.8% | Assigned | 30.09.26on TipRanks Oct 1 05:50 | +0.1%next day +2.0% · 5 days +2.9% | ↗ |
| Gabriele Sorbara★★★★★★★★★★#1092 · hits 57% · avg +7.9% | Siebert Williams Shank & Co | $133 | Buy | +42.4% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +0.7%next day +1.9% · 5 days −2.7% | ↗ |
| David Deckelbaum★★★★★★★★★★#1693 · hits 49% · avg +10.0% | TD Cowen | $135 | Buy | +44.5% | Initiated | 10.09.26on TipRanks Sep 9 17:45 | +0.9%next day −3.0% · 5 days −9.4% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Wells Fargo | $123 | Hold | +31.7% | Assigned | 04.09.26on TipRanks Sep 7 14:53 | −0.8%next day +0.8% · 5 days −3.4% | ↗ |
| Sergey Pigarev★★★★★★★★★★#7336 · hits 33% · avg +3.3% | Freedom Capital Markets | $122 | Buy | +30.6% | Initiated | 03.09.26on TipRanks 11:40 | −1.3%next day −0.8% · 5 days −3.1% | ↗ |
| Charles Meade★★★★★★★★★★#2614 · hits 51% · avg +15.4% | Johnson Rice | $135 → $125−7.4% | Buy | +33.8% | Reiterated | 17.08.26on TipRanks 08:27 | −0.2%next day +2.0% · 5 days +3.5% | ↗ |
| Scott Gruber★★★★★★★★★★#383 · hits 60% · avg +15.6% | Citi | $115 | Buy | +23.1% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks 05:50 | +5.1%next day +1.0% · 5 days −2.8% | ↗ |
| Neal Dingmann★★★★★★★★★★#11544 · hits 41% · avg −2.5% | William Blair | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks 10:42 | −1.7%next day +1.0% · 5 days −4.1% | ↗ |
| Doug Leggate★★★★★★★★★★#810 · hits 57% · avg +10.1% | Wolfe Research | $110 → $114+3.6% | Buy | +22.0% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks Jul 29 09:07 | −2.4%next day +6.0% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Tim Rezvan★★★★★★★★★★#11862 · hits 40% · avg −4.8% | KeyBanc | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 30.04.26on TipRanks 04:55 | +0.2%next day −2.3% · 5 days −6.4% | ↗ |
| Michael Scialla★★★★★★★★★★#10456 · hits 39% · avg −1.1% | Stephens | $146 → $162+11.0% | Buy | +73.4% | Reiterated | 29.04.26on TipRanks 07:55 | +4.2%next day +0.2% · 5 days −7.1% | ↗ |
| Kalei Akamine★★★★★★★★★★#2813 · hits 56% · avg +6.3% | Bank of America Securities | $125 → $120−4.0% | Buy | +28.5% | Reiterated | 27.04.26on TipRanks May 4 07:35 | −0.3%next day +1.2% · 5 days +4.2% | ↗ |
| Mark Lear★★★★★★★★★★#1201 · hits 58% · avg +7.2% | Piper Sandler | $138 | Buy | +47.7% | Reiterated | 10.04.26on TipRanks 07:16 | −0.4%next day −2.2% · 5 days −7.7% | ↗ |
| Phillip Jungwirth★★★★★★★★★★#1299 · hits 52% · avg +8.6% | BMO Capital | $125 → $120−4.0% | Buy | +28.5% | Reiterated | 07.04.26on TipRanks 08:10 | −1.6%next day −4.3% · 5 days −11.5% | ↗ |
| Subash Chandra★★★★★★★★★★#1262 · hits 48% · avg +10.5% | Benchmark Co. | $112 → $124+10.7% | Buy | +32.7% | Assigned | 05.03.26on TipRanks 07:35 | +1.9%next day +1.5% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Cameron Bean★★★★★★★★★★#1959 · hits 55% · avg +5.7% | Scotiabank | $150 | Buy | +60.6% | Reiterated | 18.02.26on TipRanks 07:25 | −3.6%next day +4.6% · 5 days +5.6% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Expand Energy
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $125 at a price of $84.09 (+48.7%); now: $123 at $93.41 (+31.4%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Buy | 35 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
| Hold | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 27.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.31 (from $1.02 to $1.63). Last quarter: $1.33.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.9B (from $2.7B to $3.1B). Last quarter: $2.5B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Energy
About Expand Energy
- CEO: Michael A. Wichterich
- Employees: 1,600
- 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, TX, 77389, US
- www.expandenergy.com
Expand 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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