Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ENI FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• Erste Group Bank raised ENI’s FY2026 earnings forecast to $6.18 per share from $6.12, above the $6.03 consensus estimate, while maintaining a “Hold” rating. It projects FY2027 earnings of $5.67 per share.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive, with ENI holding a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $46.15, despite mixed recent rating changes.
• ENI’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, reporting $1.76 EPS versus the $1.66 consensus, while the company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6276, equivalent to a 4.5% annualized yield.

Eni SpA (NYSE:E - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of ENI in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now anticipates that the oil and gas exploration company will post earnings of $6.18 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.12. Erste Group Bank currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for ENI's current full-year earnings is $6.03 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for ENI's FY2027 earnings at $5.67 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised ENI from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen raised ENI from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of ENI from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ENI presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.15.

ENI Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:E opened at $56.30 on Friday. ENI has a 12 month low of $34.03 and a 12 month high of $58.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm's 50 day moving average is $52.81 and its 200 day moving average is $52.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.03 billion, a PE ratio of 14.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.38.

ENI (NYSE:E - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The oil and gas exploration company reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.10. ENI had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 11.27%. The business had revenue of $25.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.93 billion.

Institutional Trading of ENI

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in shares of ENI during the 1st quarter valued at about $6,586,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in ENI by 13.2% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 453,940 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $25,698,000 after buying an additional 52,901 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in ENI in the 1st quarter worth approximately $63,334,000. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in ENI by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,279,164 shares of the oil and gas exploration company's stock worth $124,411,000 after buying an additional 165,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in ENI in the first quarter worth approximately $1,067,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.18% of the company's stock.

ENI Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 22nd will be issued a $0.6276 dividend. This represents a $2.51 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 22nd. ENI's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.25%.

About ENI

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian integrated energy company headquartered in Rome. Founded in 1953, the company operates across the energy value chain, including the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, as well as natural gas marketing and liquefied natural gas activities.

Eni also operates refining and chemicals businesses and has expanded into lower-carbon energy and related services. Through businesses such as Plenitude and Enilive, it provides renewable power, energy retail, electric-vehicle charging, mobility services, biofuels and other products designed to support the energy transition.

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