Capital One Financial Comments on EOG Resources Q1 Earnings

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the energy exploration company will post earnings of $2.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 released 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 company had revenue of $5.59 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.96 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on EOG. Wolfe Research raised shares of EOG Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $143.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Barclays cut their target price on EOG Resources from $146.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. UBS Group reduced their price target on EOG Resources from $165.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on EOG Resources from $149.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on EOG Resources from $135.00 to $137.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, EOG Resources currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $144.67.

EOG Resources Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of EOG Resources stock opened at $126.55 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $128.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $127.65. EOG Resources has a 52-week low of $115.78 and a 52-week high of $139.67. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $70.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EOG Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Insight Inv LLC raised its position in EOG Resources by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 9,385 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,154,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of EOG Resources by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,145 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $753,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 3,140 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its holdings in EOG Resources by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 989 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, 1ST Source Bank grew its position in EOG Resources by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 5,349 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $656,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the 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 sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

EOG Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors 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 dividend yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.73%.

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.