Capital One Financial Weighs in on EOG Resources Q1 Earnings

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy exploration company will earn $2.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.41. 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 $2.91 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.37 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on EOG. Scotiabank cut their price target on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $167.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $149.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded EOG Resources from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $147.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their target price on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 30th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.71.

EOG Resources Stock Up 2.4 %

EOG opened at $131.54 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a current ratio of 2.31. The company has a market cap of $73.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.59, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.29. EOG Resources has a one year low of $108.94 and a one year high of $139.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $127.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $126.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EOG Resources

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Insight Inv LLC grew its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 0.8% during the third quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 9,385 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank grew its stake in EOG Resources by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 8,679 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC grew its stake in EOG Resources by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of EOG Resources by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,702 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 844 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. 89.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at EOG Resources

In other news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,162,365.67. This trade represents a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total transaction of $76,867.44. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 43,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,891,185.56. This trade represents a 1.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.975 dividend. This is a positive change from EOG Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.40%.

EOG Resources announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the energy exploration company to buy up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

About EOG Resources

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.