Chesapeake Energy Corporation

NasdaqGS:CHK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.0b

Chesapeake Energy Valuation

Is CHK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CHK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CHK ($91.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($253.91)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CHK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CHK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CHK key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA3.5x
PEG Ratio1.1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CHK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CHK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.9x
APA APA
4.2x-12.0%US$12.0b
TPL Texas Pacific Land
33.6x11.5%US$13.6b
OVV Ovintiv
6.9x-3.0%US$14.2b
RRC Range Resources
19.1x16.0%US$9.1b
CHK Chesapeake Energy
4.9x4.5%US$12.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CHK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.9x) compared to the peer average (15.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CHK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a1.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CHK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.9x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CHK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CHK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio4.9x
Fair PE Ratio12.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CHK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CHK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$91.47
US$104.40
+14.1%
8.1%US$117.00US$93.00n/a15
Apr ’25US$89.75
US$100.57
+12.1%
10.3%US$119.00US$86.00n/a14
Mar ’25US$82.81
US$100.47
+21.3%
10.7%US$119.00US$86.00n/a15
Feb ’25US$76.93
US$101.87
+32.4%
11.1%US$121.00US$90.00n/a15
Jan ’25US$76.94
US$102.37
+33.0%
17.3%US$141.00US$80.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$80.60
US$105.47
+30.9%
14.6%US$141.00US$88.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$86.91
US$106.00
+22.0%
14.1%US$141.00US$89.00n/a19
Oct ’24US$86.23
US$107.26
+24.4%
14.8%US$147.00US$89.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$90.26
US$106.26
+17.7%
14.4%US$144.00US$89.00n/a19
Aug ’24US$84.45
US$106.47
+26.1%
15.2%US$144.00US$85.00n/a19
Jul ’24US$83.68
US$107.68
+28.7%
15.8%US$144.00US$82.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$76.15
US$105.89
+39.1%
16.7%US$144.00US$82.00n/a19
May ’24US$82.24
US$108.90
+32.4%
17.3%US$150.00US$80.00n/a20
Apr ’24US$76.04
US$115.76
+52.2%
16.1%US$150.00US$82.00US$89.7517
Mar ’24US$81.34
US$122.59
+50.7%
13.9%US$155.00US$90.00US$82.8117
Feb ’24US$83.78
US$132.50
+58.2%
12.5%US$160.00US$108.00US$76.9316
Jan ’24US$94.37
US$146.43
+55.2%
13.2%US$185.00US$115.00US$76.9414
Dec ’23US$102.18
US$146.71
+43.6%
13.5%US$190.00US$120.00US$80.6014
Nov ’23US$102.67
US$146.21
+42.4%
14.7%US$190.00US$117.00US$86.9114
Oct ’23US$94.21
US$149.42
+58.6%
21.1%US$231.00US$117.00US$86.2312
Sep ’23US$98.02
US$134.00
+36.7%
23.0%US$231.00US$111.00US$90.2613
Aug ’23US$90.42
US$127.23
+40.7%
14.4%US$179.00US$106.00US$84.4513
Jul ’23US$82.90
US$127.18
+53.4%
18.6%US$196.00US$102.00US$83.6811
Jun ’23US$100.00
US$127.00
+27.0%
19.0%US$193.00US$102.00US$76.1510
May ’23US$82.02
US$120.50
+46.9%
6.7%US$132.00US$106.00US$82.2410
Apr ’23US$90.00
US$110.70
+23.0%
11.6%US$133.00US$98.00US$76.0410

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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