Capital One Financial Decreases Earnings Estimates for Berry

Berry Co. (NASDAQ:BRY) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Berry in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 18th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Berry’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Berry’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS.

Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 12th. The energy company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.09. Berry had a net margin of 9.40% and a return on equity of 6.50%. The business had revenue of $167.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $173.00 million.

Berry Stock Down 4.3 %

Shares of BRY opened at $3.34 on Thursday. Berry has a one year low of $3.06 and a one year high of $8.88. The company has a market cap of $256.98 million, a P/E ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.55.

Berry Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, March 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.59%. Berry’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BRY. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Berry during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in shares of Berry during the third quarter worth $47,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Berry by 54.9% during the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,114 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 4,294 shares in the last quarter. Virtus Fund Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Berry during the fourth quarter worth $56,000. Finally, EMC Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Berry by 149.7% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 13,780 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 8,261 shares in the last quarter. 94.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Berry Company Profile

Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company’s principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E.