Analysts Set Expectations for EOG Resources FY2025 Earnings

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the energy exploration company will post earnings per share of $10.61 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $10.57. The consensus estimate for EOG Resources' current full-year earnings is $11.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EOG Resources' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.45 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $157.00 to $150.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Mizuho decreased their target price on EOG Resources from $156.00 to $148.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $143.00 to $135.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of EOG Resources from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $147.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $143.71.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

Shares of EOG Resources stock traded up $3.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $131.54. The company had a trading volume of 4,882,823 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,218,920. EOG Resources has a one year low of $108.94 and a one year high of $139.67. 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 firm has a market cap of $73.98 billion, a PE ratio of 10.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $127.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.64.

EOG Resources announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 7th that permits the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the energy exploration company to buy up to 7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a $0.975 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $3.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. This is an increase from EOG Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. EOG Resources's payout ratio is presently 29.31%.

Insider Activity

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.89, for a total transaction of $483,560.00. Following the transaction, 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 document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total transaction of $76,867.44. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 43,532 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,891,185.56. This represents a 1.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC purchased a new position in EOG Resources in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of EOG Resources during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of EOG Resources during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. HM Payson & Co. raised its holdings in EOG Resources by 203.7% in the 3rd quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 328 shares of the energy exploration company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Matrix Trust Co acquired a new position in EOG Resources in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. 89.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.