EOG Resources FY2025 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for EOG Resources in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the energy exploration company will post earnings of $10.61 per share for the year, up from their prior 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 brokerages have also weighed in on EOG. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of EOG Resources in a report on Monday. 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. KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $157.00 to $150.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $149.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $143.71.

EOG Resources Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSE:EOG opened at $128.31 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. EOG Resources has a twelve month low of $108.94 and a twelve month high of $139.67. The company has a market cap of $72.17 billion, a PE ratio of 10.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 1.29. The company’s 50 day moving average is $127.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $126.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EOG Resources

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in EOG Resources by 0.4% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,411,032 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $2,140,338,000 after purchasing an additional 75,194 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in EOG Resources by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,315,735 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,513,446,000 after acquiring an additional 180,755 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in EOG Resources by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 12,311,541 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $1,549,098,000 after acquiring an additional 260,727 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in EOG Resources by 64.7% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,284,228 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $694,717,000 after purchasing an additional 2,076,134 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of EOG Resources by 9.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 4,840,705 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $609,300,000 after purchasing an additional 403,676 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of EOG Resources stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total transaction of $76,867.44. Following the transaction, the director now owns 43,532 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,891,185.56. This trade represents a 1.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of EOG Resources stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 42,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,162,365.67. This represents a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

EOG Resources announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, November 7th that allows the company to buyback $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the energy exploration company to purchase up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.975 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $3.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. This is a boost from EOG Resources’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.31%.

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.