Dockside LLC Invests $11.64 Million in Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 15th, 2026

Dockside LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 127,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,645,000. Expand Energy makes up about 2.7% of Dockside LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Dockside LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Expand Energy as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in Expand Energy by 74.6% in the fourth quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Expand Energy by 350.9% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Expand Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in shares of Expand Energy by 379.6% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 97.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on EXE shares. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Expand Energy from $139.00 to $131.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 29th. Barclays lowered Expand Energy from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. William Blair cut shares of Expand Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $117.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $128.12.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on EXE

Insider Activity

In other Expand Energy news, CEO Michael Wichterich bought 1,000 shares of Expand Energy stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $88.90 per share, for a total transaction of $88,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 85,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,600,772.20. This represents a 1.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.22% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Expand Energy Price Performance

Shares of Expand Energy stock opened at $94.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.18 and a beta of 0.34. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $98.10. Expand Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $84.99 and a 12 month high of $126.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.20. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 20.46%.The firm had revenue of $2.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. As a group, analysts predict that Expand Energy Corporation will post 8.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 13th. This represents a $2.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Expand Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.86%.

Expand Energy Profile

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Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.