Chesapeake Energy Corp

Company Profile

Chesapeake Energy Corp had its IPO on 1993-02-04 under the ticker symbol CHK.

The company operates in the Energy sector and Oil & Gas E&P industry. Chesapeake Energy Corp has a staff strength of 1,200 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp opened at $88.47 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $87.83 - $89.05, and closed at $88.2.

This is a +0.89% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,360,696 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp have slipped by -2.28%.

Chesapeake Energy Corp's Key Ratios

Chesapeake Energy Corp has a market cap of $10.40 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.093 and a price to sales ratio of 0.9749.

In the last 12-months Chesapeake Energy Corp’s revenue was $13.45 billion with a gross profit of $8.13 billion and an EBITDA of $7.80 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Chesapeake Energy Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Chesapeake Energy Corp’s operating margin was 45.07% while its return on assets stood at 27.17% with a return of equity of 90.5%.

In Q1, Chesapeake Energy Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 115.7% while revenue growth was a negative 24.3%.

Chesapeake Energy Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

4.9826

Trailing PE

1.5455

PEG

0.2376

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $50.27 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 4.9826 and a PEG multiple of 0.2376. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Chesapeake Energy Corp’s profitability.

Chesapeake Energy Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 1.69. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.9749.

Chesapeake Energy Corp stock pays annual dividends of $9.11 per share, indicating a yield of 10.23% and a payout ratio of 49.63%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$14.59 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.90 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$395.00 million

Capital Expenditure

$497 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

49.63%

Chesapeake Energy Corp ended 2024 with $14.59 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $14.59 billion while shareholder equity stood at $10.28 billion.

Chesapeake Energy Corp ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.90 billion in other current liabilities, 1000000.00 in common stock, $4.55 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $130.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $130.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $85,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.04 billion.

Chesapeake Energy Corp’s total current assets stands at $2.63 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $864.00 million compared to accounts payable of $631.00 million and inventory worth $5.40 million.

In 2024, Chesapeake Energy Corp's operating cash flow was $395.00 million while its capital expenditure stood at $497 million.

Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy Corp paid $0.50 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$88.2

52-Week High

$102.0108

52-Week Low

$66.5038

Analyst Target Price

$107.79

Chesapeake Energy Corp stock is currently trading at $88.2 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $102.0108 and a 52-week low of $102.0108. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $107.79.

Its 50-day moving average was $84.5 and 200-day moving average was $82.45 The short ratio stood at 5.99 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 462.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10418.2% are held by institutions.