Chesapeake Energy (CHK) closed at $1.32 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.75% move from the prior day. This move was narrower than the S&P 500’s daily loss of 1.79%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.86%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.56%.
Heading into today, shares of the natural gas company had lost 3.62% over the past month, lagging the Oils-Energy sector’s gain of 3.09% and the S&P 500’s gain of 0.72% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from CHK as it approaches its next earnings report date. In that report, analysts expect CHK to post earnings of -$0.07 per share. This would mark a year-over-year decline of 136.84%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.20 billion, up 0.11% from the year-ago period.
CHK’s full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$0.26 per share and revenue of $4.84 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -128.89% and -6.12%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for CHK. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company’s business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. CHK is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Oil and Gas – Exploration and Production – United States industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 174, putting it in the bottom 32% of all 250+ industries.
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