Chord Energy Q4 EPS Decreased by Capital One Financial

Chord Energy Co. (NASDAQ:CHRD) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Chord Energy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will earn $3.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.57. The consensus estimate for Chord Energy’s current full-year earnings is $15.59 per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CHRD. Morgan Stanley started coverage on shares of Chord Energy in a research note on Friday, January 10th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $158.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Chord Energy from $176.00 to $175.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Chord Energy from $185.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $138.00 price objective (down from $208.00) on shares of Chord Energy in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Chord Energy from $192.00 to $178.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $169.92.

Chord Energy Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CHRD opened at $114.30 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Chord Energy has a fifty-two week low of $107.24 and a fifty-two week high of $190.23. The stock has a market cap of $6.99 billion, a PE ratio of 5.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.83 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.79.

Chord Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. This is a boost from Chord Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.55%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 11th. Chord Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Shannon Browning Kinney sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.35, for a total transaction of $116,350.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 19,488 shares in the company, valued at $2,267,428.80. This represents a 4.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Chord Energy by 41.3% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,245,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,423,000 after acquiring an additional 656,374 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Chord Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $553,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chord Energy by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,162,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,077,000 after acquiring an additional 34,156 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Chord Energy by 55.3% during the 4th quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,542,000 after acquiring an additional 7,743 shares during the period. Finally, Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. lifted its holdings in shares of Chord Energy by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. now owns 92,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,596,000 after acquiring an additional 3,151 shares during the period. 97.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Chord Energy Company Profile

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.