Q1 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Boosted by Analyst

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Analysts at Capital One Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for EOG Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the energy exploration company will post earnings per share of $2.78 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on EOG. UBS Group reduced their price objective on EOG Resources from $167.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. Barclays reduced their price target on EOG Resources from $144.00 to $137.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $127.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on EOG Resources from $149.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of EOG Resources in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, EOG Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $143.71.

EOG Resources Trading Up 2.4 %

EOG opened at $131.54 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $127.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $126.70. EOG Resources has a 1-year low of $108.94 and a 1-year high of $139.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EOG Resources during the third quarter worth $26,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 203.7% during the third quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 328 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Matrix Trust Co purchased a new position in EOG Resources during the third quarter worth about $43,000. 89.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other EOG Resources news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of EOG Resources stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director now owns 43,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,891,185.56. The trade was a 1.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,162,365.67. The trade was a 8.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

EOG Resources declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 7th that allows the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the energy exploration company to buy up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.975 dividend. This is a boost from EOG Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.40%.

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.