Ratings Chesapeake Energy Corporation

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US1651677353

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 04:00:00 2024-05-31 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
90.93 ^USD	+1.13%		+1.35%	+18.18%

May. 29	US natgas prices fall 4% on rising output, high stockpiles	RE
May. 29	US energy sector consolidation extends into 2024	RE

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental situation

Strengths

Analysts expect a sharply increasing business volume for the group, with high growth rates in the coming years.
The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
The company is in a robust financial situation considering its net cash and margin position.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 176.84 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 4.72 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.
The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
For the last twelve months, the analysts covering the company have given a bearish overview of EPS estimates, resulting in frequent downward revisions.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
Prospects from analysts covering the stock are not consistent. Such dispersed sales estimates confirm the poor visibility into the group's activity.

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Sector: Oil & Gas Exploration and Production

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