Brokers Set Expectations for Chord Energy Q1 Earnings

Chord Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHRD) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Chord Energy in a report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will earn $3.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.49. The consensus estimate for Chord Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.59 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Chord Energy’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.24 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on CHRD. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Chord Energy from $185.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Chord Energy from $175.00 to $166.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Chord Energy from $192.00 to $178.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Chord Energy from $165.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Chord Energy from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $157.62.

Chord Energy Stock Up 4.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CHRD opened at $89.34 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $106.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.60, a PEG ratio of 5.83 and a beta of 0.96. Chord Energy has a 1 year low of $79.83 and a 1 year high of $190.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CHRD. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Chord Energy by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,872,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,892,000 after purchasing an additional 627,122 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Chord Energy by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,864,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $334,912,000 after buying an additional 619,021 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Chord Energy by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,814,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,978,000 after acquiring an additional 394,372 shares in the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Chord Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $43,745,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its stake in Chord Energy by 365.5% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 337,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,435,000 after acquiring an additional 264,828 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.76% of the company’s stock.

Chord Energy Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 11th were paid a $1.30 dividend. This is a boost from Chord Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 11th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.82%. Chord Energy’s payout ratio is 32.62%.

About Chord Energy

Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company sells its products to refiners, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline and rail facilities.