Q1 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Decreased by Analyst

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy exploration company will earn $2.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.81. The consensus estimate for EOG Resources’ current full-year earnings is $11.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EOG Resources’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.83 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.43 EPS.

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The energy exploration company reported $2.74 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.96 billion.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and set a $144.00 price target (down previously from $151.00) on shares of EOG Resources in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. UBS Group dropped their price target on EOG Resources from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Citigroup dropped their price target on EOG Resources from $134.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Raymond James increased their price objective on EOG Resources from $167.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $145.43.

EOG Resources Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE:EOG opened at $123.56 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $129.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.56. The company has a market capitalization of $68.44 billion, a PE ratio of 9.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. EOG Resources has a 52-week low of $115.78 and a 52-week high of $139.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EOG Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its holdings in EOG Resources by 149.4% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 202 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.89, for a total transaction of $483,560.00. Following the completion of 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

EOG Resources Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.975 per share. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s payout ratio is 34.73%.

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.