Q1 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Lowered by Zacks Research

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for 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 post earnings per share of $2.71 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 has been the subject of a number of other reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on EOG Resources from $135.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays reduced their price target on EOG Resources from $148.00 to $146.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded EOG Resources from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $150.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th. Raymond James lifted their price target on EOG Resources from $167.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Williams Trading set a $154.00 price target on EOG Resources in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $145.86.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

NYSE:EOG opened at $124.04 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $127.60. EOG Resources has a 1 year low of $115.78 and a 1 year high of $139.67. The company has a market capitalization of $68.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25.

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

EOG Resources Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.975 per share. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.73%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of EOG Resources stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief operating officer now 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EOG Resources

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EOG. Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the 3rd quarter valued at about $245,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 92,933 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $11,424,000 after acquiring an additional 5,757 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 441,008 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $54,213,000 after acquiring an additional 61,194 shares during the last quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC now owns 20,384 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $2,506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,497 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 7,690 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $945,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

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.