Q4 EPS Estimates for EOG Resources Increased by Analyst

EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EOG Resources in a research report issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the energy exploration company will earn $2.59 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.57. The consensus estimate for EOG Resources' current full-year earnings is $11.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EOG Resources' Q1 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.97 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on EOG. Stephens started coverage on shares of EOG Resources in a report on Tuesday. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $137.00 price objective for the company. Scotiabank upgraded shares of EOG Resources from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $150.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $135.00 to $133.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of EOG Resources from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on shares of EOG Resources from $148.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Twelve 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $139.95.

EOG Resources Stock Performance

EOG stock opened at $124.64 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $112.57 and a 200-day moving average of $121.70. EOG Resources has a 12-month low of $102.52 and a 12-month high of $138.18. The firm has a market cap of $68.03 billion, a PE ratio of 11.56, a P/E/G ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The energy exploration company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.75 by $0.12. EOG Resources had a return on equity of 22.35% and a net margin of 26.14%. The firm had revenue of $5.84 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.92 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.82 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EOG Resources

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in EOG Resources by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 38,882 shares of the energy exploration company's stock valued at $4,766,000 after buying an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG lifted its stake in EOG Resources by 56.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 248,399 shares of the energy exploration company's stock valued at $30,449,000 after buying an additional 89,521 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in EOG Resources by 12.9% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 16,260 shares of the energy exploration company's stock valued at $1,993,000 after buying an additional 1,860 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of EOG Resources by 23.0% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 9,329 shares of the energy exploration company's stock worth $1,250,000 after purchasing an additional 1,744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of EOG Resources in the fourth quarter worth approximately $400,000. Institutional investors own 89.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at EOG Resources

In other EOG Resources news, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,037 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.76, for a total transaction of $515,767.12. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 47,732 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,098,240.32. This represents a 7.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

EOG Resources Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th will be issued a $1.02 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 17th. This is a boost from EOG Resources's previous quarterly dividend of $0.98. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.27%. EOG Resources's dividend payout ratio is currently 36.18%.

About EOG Resources

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.

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