Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE)’s stock price has increased by 0.87 compared to its previous closing price of 96.63. However, the company has seen a 1.54% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-23 that Noteworthy energy transactions for 2024 included major players such as FANG, COP, EQT, EXE and SUN.
Is It Worth Investing in Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE) is 60.09x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for EXE is 0.52. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for EXE is 206.97M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.14% of that float. On December 26, 2024, EXE’s average trading volume was 2.78M shares.
EXE’s Market Performance
The stock of Expand Energy Corp (EXE) has seen a 1.54% increase in the past week, with a -1.20% drop in the past month, and a 25.56% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.00% for EXE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.12% for EXE stock, with a simple moving average of 14.18% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EXE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EXE stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for EXE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EXE in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $123 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EXE reach a price target of $114. The rating they have provided for EXE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 28th, 2024.
ROTH MKM gave a rating of “Buy” to EXE, setting the target price at $92 in the report published on September 27th of the current year.
EXE Trading at 4.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EXE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.58%, as shares sank -1.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.53% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EXE rose by +0.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $97.32. In addition, Expand Energy Corp saw 27.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EXE starting from Kehr Catherine A, who sale 43,623 shares at the price of $99.58 back on Nov 22 ’24. After this action, Kehr Catherine A now owns 5,201 shares of Expand Energy Corp, valued at $4,343,978 using the latest closing price.
Kehr Catherine A, the Director of Expand Energy Corp, proposed sale 43,623 shares at $99.58 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Kehr Catherine A is holding shares at $4,343,792 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EXE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Expand Energy Corp stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.48, with 1.84 for asset returns.
Based on Expand Energy Corp (EXE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.00.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Expand Energy Corp (EXE) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
