Zacks Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for EOG Resources

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of EOG Resources in a report released on Thursday, January 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the energy exploration company will earn $10.07 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $10.09. 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 $2.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.60 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.41 EPS.

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The energy exploration company reported $2.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.42 by $0.29. EOG Resources had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 24.49%.The business had revenue of $5.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.48 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.89 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on EOG. Siebert Williams Shank dropped their price target on shares of EOG Resources from $155.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on EOG Resources from $141.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Wolfe Research cut their target price on EOG Resources from $138.00 to $134.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $140.00 price target on EOG Resources in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on EOG Resources from $130.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and sixteen have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, EOG Resources presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $137.00.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

Shares of EOG opened at $106.22 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.58, a P/E/G ratio of 8.50 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.62. EOG Resources has a 1 year low of $101.59 and a 1 year high of $136.44. The company’s fifty day moving average is $106.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.38.

EOG Resources Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 16th will be issued a $1.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 16th. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. EOG Resources’s dividend payout ratio is 40.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling at EOG Resources

In other news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 2,000 shares of EOG Resources stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.68, for a total transaction of $211,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 54,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,810,180.72. The trade was a 3.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EOG Resources

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ORG Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 45.1% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 283 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its stake in EOG Resources by 31.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 379 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management grew its holdings in EOG Resources by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 1,383 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Bollard Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 0.8% during the third quarter. Bollard Group LLC now owns 11,747 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, apricus wealth LLC increased its position in EOG Resources by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. apricus wealth LLC now owns 2,002 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.91% of the company’s stock.

EOG Resources Company Profile

EOG Resources, Inc (NYSE: EOG) is an independent exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Tracing its corporate origins to Enron Oil & Gas Company in the late 1990s, the company established itself as a stand‑alone E&P operator and has grown into one of the largest U.S. upstream producers. EOG focuses on the exploration, development and production of crude oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs).

As an upstream-focused company, EOG’s core activities include geologic and geophysical exploration, drilling and completion of wells, reservoir development, and the marketing of hydrocarbon production.