Ieq Capital LLC Acquires Shares of 147,558 Expand Energy Corporation $EXE

Posted by Francis Steltz on Aug 23rd, 2026

Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Expand Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:EXE – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 147,558 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,456,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Expand Energy by 74.6% during the fourth quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 234 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Expand Energy by 350.9% in the fourth 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 acquired a new position in Expand Energy in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its position in Expand Energy by 379.6% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 259 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in Expand Energy in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.93% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Benchmark cut their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $124.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Expand Energy from $131.00 to $129.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Expand Energy from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $110.00 to $107.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Expand Energy from $127.00 to $124.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $127.67.

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Expand Energy Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of EXE opened at $96.09 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Expand Energy Corporation has a 12 month low of $84.99 and a 12 month high of $126.62. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $90.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $97.58. The firm has a market cap of $22.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.34.

Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.20. Expand Energy had a return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 20.46%.The business had revenue of $2.96 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Analysts predict that Expand Energy Corporation will post 8.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expand Energy Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Michael Wichterich acquired 1,000 shares of Expand Energy stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was bought 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 owned 85,498 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,600,772.20. The trade was a 1.18% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Expand Energy Company 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.