In the past week, EXE stock has gone up by 1.78%, with a monthly gain of 2.70% and a quarterly surge of 22.70%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.88%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.24% for Expand Energy Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.04% for EXE stock, with a simple moving average of 18.95% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE) Right Now?
Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 64.08x compared to its average ratio. EXE has 36-month beta value of 0.51. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EXE is 206.94M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.43% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EXE on February 05, 2025 was 2.69M shares.
EXE) stock’s latest price update
Expand Energy Corp (NASDAQ: EXE) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.05 in relation to its previous close of 102.87. However, the company has experienced a 1.78% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-28 that Guggenheim Securities announced today that Jeremy Michael has joined the firm’s Energy, Power & Energy Transition investment banking business as a Senior Managing Director Guggenheim Securities announced today that Jeremy Michael has joined the firm’s Energy, Power & Energy Transition investment banking business as a Senior Managing Director
Analysts’ Opinion of EXE
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EXE reach a price target of $121. The rating they have provided for EXE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 31st, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to EXE, setting the target price at $96 in the report published on January 28th of the current year.
EXE Trading at 3.63% 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 -5.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.88%, as shares surge +3.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.61% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EXE rose by +1.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.28% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $103.90. In addition, Expand Energy Corp saw 4.42% 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 Russ Benjamin, who proposed sale 4,972 shares at the price of $100.48 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, Russ Benjamin now owns shares of Expand Energy Corp, valued at $499,562 using the latest closing price.
Kehr Catherine A, the Director of Expand Energy Corp, 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 5,201 shares at $4,343,978 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 0.81. 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 6.17. 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 put it simply, Expand Energy Corp (EXE) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
