Q1 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Cut by Zacks Research

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for EOG Resources in a research note issued 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 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 Resources (NYSE:EOG) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 23.77%. The company had revenue of $5.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.96 billion.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on EOG. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $143.00 to $142.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of EOG Resources from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $150.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $146.00 to $144.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $141.00 to $135.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Raymond James upped their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $167.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $145.33.

EOG Resources Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of EOG opened at $122.57 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.89 billion, a PE ratio of 9.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.25. EOG Resources has a 1 year low of $115.78 and a 1 year 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 company’s 50-day simple moving average is $129.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.51.

EOG Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 16th will be issued a $0.975 dividend. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 16th. EOG Resources’s payout ratio is currently 34.73%.

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 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. This trade represents a 8.56 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EOG Resources

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EOG. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. 89.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.