Capital One Financial Forecasts EOG Resources Q1 Earnings

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EOG Resources in a report released on Wednesday, March 26th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the energy exploration company will earn $2.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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 issued its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The energy exploration company reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.55 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $5.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.96 billion. EOG Resources had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 23.77%.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on EOG. Williams Trading set a $154.00 price target on shares of EOG Resources in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Mizuho reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $140.00 target price (down previously from $148.00) on shares of EOG Resources in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $146.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Barclays lowered their price objective on EOG Resources from $146.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of EOG Resources from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, EOG Resources currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $144.67.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

EOG opened at $126.84 on Friday. 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 12-month low of $115.78 and a 12-month high of $139.67. The business has a 50 day moving average of $128.43 and a 200-day moving average of $127.61. The stock has a market cap of $70.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.21, a PEG ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25.

EOG Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be given a $0.975 dividend. This represents a $3.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was 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 owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,162,365.67. This represents a 8.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of EOG Resources

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EOG. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of EOG Resources during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in EOG Resources during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 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.