Can Chesapeake (CHK) Keep Its Earnings Streak Alive In Q3?
Zacks Investment Research | Oct 31, 2017 05:54AM ET
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is slated to report third-quarter 2017 results on Nov 2, before the opening bell.
In the preceding three-month period, the company reported a positive earnings surprise of 28.57%. Coming to the earnings surprise history, Chesapeake beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the prior four quarters, the average positive earnings surprise being 97.82%.
Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the announcement.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model shows that Chesapeake is likely to beat earnings because it has the perfect combination of two key ingredients.
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Zacks Rank: Chesapeake carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Note that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 have a significantly higher chance of beating earnings.
Conversely, Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 and 5) should never be considered going into an earnings announcement.
Q3 Price Performance
During the quarter, Chesapeake lost 13.5% as against the industry’s 5% gain.
Factors Likely to Affect Earnings
As per the company’s quarterly update issued on Sep 26, the estimate of production for the third quarter was 542,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BoE/D), up from 527,600 BoE/D in the April-to-June quarter of 2017.
Also, the commodity pricing scenario during the July-to-September quarter was favorable. As per macrotrends , The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude saw a 12.2% gain during the third quarter of 2017 after two consecutive quarters of decline this year. Notably, this is the highest quarterly gain since the April-to-June quarter of 2016.
Higher oil equivalent production and record crude price should favor the company’s Q3 results.
Other Stocks to Consider
Other energy companies you may want to consider on the basis of our model, which shows that they have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat this quarter:
Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) , headquartered in Plano, TX, is a leading exploration and production player. The company has an Earnings ESP of +11.11% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can see .
Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:ANDV) , based in San Antonio, TX, is a leading refining player. The company has an Earnings ESP of +5.02% and a Zacks Rank #3.
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TO:CNQ) , a Calgary-based upstream energy firm, has an Earnings ESP of +1.08% and a Zacks Rank #2.
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