Q1 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Lowered by Analyst

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for EOG Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy exploration company will post earnings of $2.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.82. The consensus estimate for EOG Resources’ current full-year earnings is $11.47 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EOG Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.05 EPS.

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The energy exploration company reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.55 by $0.19. EOG Resources had a return on equity of 23.77% and a net margin of 29.18%. The business had revenue of $5.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.96 billion.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on EOG. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $150.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $134.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Williams Trading set a $154.00 target price on EOG Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on EOG Resources from $149.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, StockNews.com cut EOG Resources from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $144.67.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

EOG stock opened at $126.55 on Friday. EOG Resources has a 1-year low of $115.78 and a 1-year high of $139.67. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $128.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $127.65. The company has a market capitalization of $70.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.19, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.07.

EOG Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a $0.975 dividend. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s payout ratio is 34.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.89, for a total value of $483,560.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 42,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,365.67. This represents a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of EOG Resources

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EOG. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of EOG Resources by 149.4% in the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 202 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in EOG Resources during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in EOG Resources during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 89.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

EOG Resources Company Profile

EOG Resources, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and internationally. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company.