Capital One Financial Estimates EOG Resources Q1 Earnings

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Capital One Financial boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 8th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts 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 analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded EOG Resources from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $143.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and set a $144.00 price target (down previously from $151.00) on shares of EOG Resources in a research note on Monday. Mizuho cut their price objective on EOG Resources from $156.00 to $148.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 16th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $127.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on EOG Resources from $167.00 to $154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $143.48.

EOG Resources Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSE EOG opened at $135.91 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $76.44 billion, a PE ratio of 10.94, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $128.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.84. EOG Resources has a 12 month low of $108.94 and a 12 month high of $139.67. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Insight Inv LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of EOG Resources by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 8,679 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Everpar Advisors LLC increased its stake in EOG Resources by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Everpar Advisors LLC now owns 2,380 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its holdings in EOG Resources by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 2,921 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $358,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, FSM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in EOG Resources by 5.5% during the third quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,702 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $209,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at EOG Resources

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,365.67. The trade was a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total value of $76,867.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 43,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,891,185.56. The trade was a 1.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.975 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 17th. This is an increase from EOG Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. This represents a $3.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.87%. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.40%.

EOG Resources announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 7th that permits the company to buyback $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the energy exploration company to reacquire up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

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.