

The company reported $4.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.74 by $1.13.

The company has a market cap of $11.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.69.Ĭhesapeake Energy ( NASDAQ:CHK – Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 2nd. Chesapeake Energy has a 1-year low of $56.75 and a 1-year high of $105.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.47 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $97.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.53. Shares of NASDAQ CHK opened at $92.93 on Friday. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $105.83. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $111.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Scotiabank assumed coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Wednesday, August 3rd.

The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $106.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $137.00 price objective for the company. Benchmark assumed coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, August 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $115.00 price objective for the company. Credit Suisse Group assumed coverage on Chesapeake Energy in a research report on Tuesday, June 14th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Chesapeake Energy from $102.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 11th. CHK has been the subject of several other reports.
