QEP Resources Company Profile (NYSE:QEP)

About QEP Resources

QEP Resources, Inc. (QEP) is a holding company with two subsidiaries, QEP Energy Company and QEP Marketing Company, which are engaged in two primary lines of business: oil and gas exploration and production (QEP Energy), and oil and gas marketing, operation of a gas gathering system and an underground gas storage facility, and corporate activities (QEP Marketing and Other). The Company operates through QEP Energy segment. QEP Energy Company conducts exploration and production (E&P) activities in several of North America's hydrocarbon resource plays. The Company's operations are focused in two geographic regions: the Northern Region (primarily in Wyoming, North Dakota and Utah) and the Southern Region (primarily in Texas and Louisiana) of the United States. The Company's properties in its Northern Region include Pinedale, Williston Basin, Uinta Basin and Other Northern properties. Its Southern Region includes various properties, such as Permian Basin and Midcontinent operations.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Oils/Energy
Industry: Oil & Gas Pipelines
Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: QEP
CUSIP: 74733V10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $19.33
50 Day Moving Average: $18.86
200 Day Moving Average: $17.40
52-Week Range: $8.54 - $20.96
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: -34.52
P/E Growth: -1.05
Market Cap: $4.63B
Outstanding Shares: 239,605,000
Beta: 2.08

Profitability:

Net Margins: -67.39%
Return on Equity: -4.04%
Return on Assets: -1.92%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55%
Current Ratio: 2.66%
Quick Ratio: 2.65%

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Consensus Ratings for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Hold Ratings, 11 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.93)
Consensus Price Target:	$22.31 (15.40% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/3/2016	Barclays PLC	Upgrade	Equal Weight -> Overweight	$17.00 -> $22.00
8/2/2016	KLR Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$31.00 -> $32.00
7/20/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Marketperform
7/18/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$18.00 -> $24.00
7/6/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
6/22/2016	Cantor Fitzgerald	Reiterated Rating	Buy
6/22/2016	Drexel Hamilton	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$33.00
6/15/2016	Simmons	Upgrade	Neutral -> Overweight	$20.00 -> $24.00
6/14/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Overweight
6/14/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Buy	$22.00 -> $23.00
5/16/2016	Sterne Agee CRT	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/29/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Upgrade	Outperform -> Strong-Buy	$27.00
4/12/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$17.00
2/29/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$12.00
11/19/2015	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$19.00
10/30/2015	Cowen and Company	Boost Price Target		$18.00 -> $22.00
8/19/2015	Capital One Financial Corp.	Lower Price Target		$29.00 -> $27.00
8/14/2015	Howard Weil	Lower Price Target		$30.00 -> $29.00
8/8/2015	Imperial Capital	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/26/2015	MKM Partners	Reiterated Rating	Overweight -> Equal Weight
2/26/2015	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight

(Data available from 9/29/2014 forward)

Earnings History for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/26/2016
7/27/2016	Q2	($0.35)	($0.23)	$362.17 million	$333.70 million	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q116	($0.60)	($0.53)	$393.22 million	$261.30 million	View	Listen
2/24/2016	Q4	($0.12)	($0.01)	$595.37 million	$468.30 million	View	Listen
10/28/2015	Q315	($0.10)	$0.01	$606.86 million	$536.70 million	View	Listen
8/3/2015	Q215	($0.10)	$0.09	$535.05 million	$608.60 million	View	N/A
4/29/2015	Q115	($0.30)	($0.05)	$650.40 million	$491.60 million	View	N/A
2/24/2015	Q414	$0.24	$0.22	$848.37 million	$799.60 million	View	N/A
11/5/2014	Q314	$0.26	$0.41	$755.90 million	$910.00 million	View	Listen
8/6/2014	Q214	$0.33	$0.38	$766.76 million	$936.70 million	View	Listen
5/8/2014	Q114	$0.25	$0.38	$689.47 million	$883.90 million	View	Listen
2/25/2014	Q413	$0.23	$0.17	$821.40 million	$715.00 million	View	Listen
11/6/2013	Q313	$0.39	$0.36	$795.37 million	$772.80 million	View	Listen
7/31/2013	Q2 2013	$0.35	$0.34	$823.93 million	$751.00 million	View	Listen
4/30/2013	Q1 2013	$0.30	$0.28	$785.62 million	$696.50 million	View	Listen
2/19/2013	Q4 2012	$0.31	$0.33	$674.39 million		View	Listen
10/30/2012	Q312	$0.35	$0.19	$619.20 million	$542.40 million	View	N/A
7/31/2012		$0.33	$0.31			View	N/A
2/22/2012		$0.43	$0.58			View	N/A
10/25/2011		$0.38	$0.47			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-1.19 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.56 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	($0.58)	($0.45)	($0.53)
Q2 2016	3	($0.54)	($0.32)	($0.42)
Q3 2016	4	($0.48)	($0.18)	($0.31)
Q4 2016	4	($0.46)	($0.19)	($0.30)
Q1 2017	2	($0.41)	($0.28)	($0.35)
Q2 2017	2	($0.44)	($0.31)	($0.38)
Q3 2017	3	($0.40)	($0.19)	($0.29)
Q4 2017	2	($0.37)	($0.24)	($0.31)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Annual Dividend:	$0.02
Dividend Yield:	0.10%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	-0.36% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) -1.68% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) -3.57% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
10/26/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.57%	11/13/2015	11/17/2015	12/7/2015
7/27/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.61%	8/14/2015	8/18/2015	9/4/2015
5/11/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.39%	5/21/2015	5/26/2015	6/5/2015
2/13/2015	quarterly	$0.02	0.35%	2/20/2015	2/24/2015	3/6/2015
11/4/2014	quarterly	$0.02	0.33%	11/12/2014	11/14/2014	12/5/2014
7/29/2014	quarterly	$0.02	0.24%	8/14/2014	8/18/2014	9/5/2014
5/13/2014	quarterly	$0.02	0.26%	5/21/2014	5/23/2014	6/6/2014
2/14/2014	quarterly	$0.02	0.25%	2/21/2014	2/25/2014	3/7/2014
10/29/2013	quarterly	$0.02	0.24%	11/15/2013	11/19/2013	12/6/2013
7/30/2013	quarterly	$0.02	0.26%	8/16/2013	8/20/2013	9/6/2013
5/24/2013	quarterly	$0.02	0.28%	5/30/2013	6/3/2013	6/22/2013
2/14/2013	quarterly	$0.02	0.27%	2/21/2013	2/25/2013	3/7/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.36%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 87.51%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
6/30/2016	Charles B. Stanley	CEO	Buy	16,763	$17.85	$299,219.55
3/8/2016	Christopher K Woosley	VP	Sell	1,717	$10.24	$17,582.08
11/14/2014	David A Trice	Director	Buy	5,000	$23.83	$119,150.00
4/17/2014	Abigail Jones	VP	Sell	4,154	$32.00	$132,928.00
4/3/2014	Abigail Jones	VP	Sell	4,154	$31.00	$128,774.00
4/1/2014	Abigail Jones	VP	Sell	4,154	$30.00	$124,620.00
3/17/2014	David Trice	Director	Buy	2,500	$28.40	$71,000.00
2/28/2014	Thomas Oconnor	Director	Buy	5,000	$28.91	$144,550.00
11/6/2013	Abigail Jones	VP	Sell	3,300	$32.00	$105,600.00
9/6/2013	Kendall K Carbone	VP	Sell	1,654	$28.59	$47,287.86
11/14/2012	Keith O Rattie	Director	Sell	23,000	$28.13	$646,990.00
10/5/2012	Keith O Rattie	Director	Sell	5,198	$32.50	$168,935.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP)

Date	Headline
	QEP Resources Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial and Operational Results Release Date and Conference Call (NYSE:QEP) www.publicnow.com - September 29 at 6:50 PM
	Remarkable Stock of Recent Trading - Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) (NYSE:QEP) thelakeandeswave.com - September 29 at 12:04 PM
	Worth Watching Stock: PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Newburgh Press (NYSE:QEP) newburghpress.com - September 27 at 11:34 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to QEP Resources, Inc. : September 27, 2016 (NYSE:QEP) www.capitalcube.com - September 27 at 11:34 AM
	Trending Stocks: QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP), Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:QEP) stockznews.com - September 26 at 7:00 PM
	Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) & QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP) Watch List - Money News (NYSE:QEP) www.newsismoney.com - September 26 at 6:59 PM
	Active Basic Materials News: QEP Resources, Inc. (QEP), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) - The Independent Republic (NYSE:QEP) theindependentrepublic.com - September 26 at 6:59 PM
	Traders Recap: Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Newburgh Press (NYSE:QEP) newburghpress.com - September 26 at 6:59 PM
	QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP)'s Accounts Payable Is $213.8 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:QEP) www.realistinvestor.com - September 24 at 6:14 PM
	Closing Date For QEP's Permian Expansion Delayed One Month (NYSE:QEP) www.naturalgasintel.com - September 24 at 11:20 AM
	Trader's Buzzer: QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP), Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNA) - Newburgh Press (NYSE:QEP) newburghpress.com - September 23 at 6:25 PM
	QEP Resources, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : QEP-US : September 23, 2016 (NYSE:QEP) www.capitalcube.com - September 23 at 11:41 AM
	ConocoPhillips Is Trading Near Wall Street’s Lowest Target Price (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - September 22 at 6:38 PM
	Form 8-K QEP RESOURCES, INC. For: Sep 14 - StreetInsider.com (NYSE:QEP) www.streetinsider.com - September 21 at 10:59 AM
	Restated Stocks Active on Selling Boundary- QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP), Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:PAGP) - Seneca Globe (NYSE:QEP) www.senecaglobe.com - September 21 at 10:59 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP), Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NASDAQ:GT) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:QEP) voiceregistrar.com - September 21 at 10:59 AM
	Form 8-K QEP RESOURCES, INC. For: Sep 14 (NYSE:QEP) www.streetinsider.com - September 19 at 6:52 PM
	QEP RESOURCES, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement (NYSE:QEP) biz.yahoo.com - September 19 at 6:52 PM
	Oil, gas stacks make Permian deals costly in spite of downturn (NYSE:QEP) fuelfix.com - September 19 at 11:31 AM
	Sizzling Stock Alert - QEP Resources, Inc.'s (QEP) - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:QEP) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 16 at 6:42 PM
	Charming Stock Regain Active Consensus- QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP), Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) - Seneca Globe (NYSE:QEP) www.senecaglobe.com - September 16 at 10:29 AM
	Shares of QEP Now Oversold - Forbes (NYSE:QEP) www.forbes.com - September 15 at 7:00 PM
	PT in Focus: Qorvo, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO), QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Yankee Analysts (NYSE:QEP) yankeeanalysts.com - September 15 at 7:00 PM
	US Refined Product Inventories Pressure Crude Oil Prices (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - September 15 at 7:00 PM
	Shares of QEP Now Oversold (NYSE:QEP) www.forbes.com - September 14 at 7:03 PM
	5 Oil Stocks To Buy Even As OPEC, IEA Foresee Crude Glut (NYSE:QEP) www.investing.com - September 14 at 11:19 AM
	QEP Resources, Inc. – Value Analysis (NYSE:QEP) : September 13, 2016 (NYSE:QEP) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 11:19 AM
	QEP Resources, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : QEP-US : September 12, 2016 (NYSE:QEP) www.capitalcube.com - September 12 at 11:34 AM
	Investor's Alert on Worth Watching Stocks: QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP), Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS), Lowe's Companies ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:QEP) stockznews.com - September 9 at 11:43 AM
	Form 4/A QEP RESOURCES, INC. For: Jun 30 Filed by: STANLEY CHARLES B (NYSE:QEP) www.streetinsider.com - September 8 at 6:41 PM
	Stocks To Watch: QEP Resources, Inc. (QEP), Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV), Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (EVHC) - iStreetWire (NYSE:QEP) istreetwire.com - September 7 at 10:33 AM
	Trending Stocks: Mallinckrodt PLC (NYSE:MNK), QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP), Costco Wholesale Corporation ... - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:QEP) stockznews.com - September 7 at 10:33 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD), QEP Resources Inc ... - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:QEP) voiceregistrar.com - September 6 at 11:42 AM
	Growth Analysis of QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Newburg Press (NYSE:QEP) newburghpress.com - September 6 at 11:42 AM
	QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) Is Expected To Post EPS Of $-0.12 - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:QEP) www.realistinvestor.com - September 6 at 11:42 AM
	Oil Producers’ Meeting and Crude Oil Price Forecasts (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - September 6 at 11:42 AM
	Stock Struggling for the Quarter: QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Post News (NYSE:QEP) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 3 at 6:06 PM
	Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) (NYSE:QEP) larampadinapoli.com - September 1 at 10:04 AM
	Crude Oil Prices Fall for 2nd Day as US Dollar Hits 3-Week Highs (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - August 31 at 12:10 PM
	Eye-Catching Stock: Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV), QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Newburg Press (NYSE:QEP) newburghpress.com - August 30 at 6:53 PM
	Can QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) Meet Analyst Targets? - Investor Newswire (NYSE:QEP) www.investornewswire.com - August 29 at 11:32 AM
	Stocks Alert: Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:SAN), QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP) - NYSE Journal (press release) (NYSE:QEP) stockznews.com - August 23 at 11:31 AM
	How the US Dollar Is Pressuring Crude Oil Prices (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - August 23 at 11:31 AM
	Stock Trading Above Moving Averages: QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) - Post News (NYSE:QEP) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 22 at 6:55 PM
	Rice Energy’s 2Q16 Earnings and Revenue: Better Than Estimates (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - August 22 at 11:35 AM
	QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) Reports Accounts Payable Of ... - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:QEP) www.realistinvestor.com - August 20 at 6:39 PM
	Rice Energy’s Total Debt: What Trends Should You Know About? (NYSE:QEP) marketrealist.com - August 19 at 6:55 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to QEP Resources, Inc. : August 17, 2016 (NYSE:QEP) www.capitalcube.com - August 17 at 7:22 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE ... - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:QEP) voiceregistrar.com - August 17 at 10:01 AM
	QEP Resources, Inc. – Day Two Breakout Notes - Oil & Gas 360 - Oil & Gas 360 (NYSE:QEP) www.oilandgas360.com - August 17 at 10:01 AM