NYSE:QEP - Qep Resources Stock Price, Price Target & More

Qep Resources trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "QEP."

Qep Resources declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, March 1st 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Qep Resources (NYSE:QEP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The pipeline company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.01. The pipeline company earned $428.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $369.94 million. Qep Resources had a return on equity of 4.66% and a net margin of 8.51%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.14) earnings per share. View Qep Resources' Earnings History.

Qep Resources is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Qep Resources.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Qep Resources' shares. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect Qep Resources' stock price to reach $12.7333 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Qep Resources.

Qep Resources saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 16,931,061 shares, a decline of 16.5% from the April 13th total of 20,283,932 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,952,002 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 7.2% of the company's stock are short sold.

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News coverage about QEP stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Qep Resources earned a media sentiment score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the pipeline company an impact score of 46.01 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Qep Resources' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.93%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.71%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.87%), Talara Capital Management LLC (1.70%), Millennium Management LLC (1.30%) and Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (1.27%). Company insiders that own Qep Resources stock include Charles B Stanley, David A Trice, Julie Dill, Phillips S Baker Jr and Richard J Doleshek. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Qep Resources.

QEP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Glen Harbor Capital Management LLC, Nokomis Capital L.L.C., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Qep Resources.

QEP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Talara Capital Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, UBS Group AG, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Seven Eight Capital LP, WINTON GROUP Ltd and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have bought Qep Resources stock in the last two years include Charles B Stanley, David A Trice, Julie Dill, Phillips S Baker Jr and Richard J Doleshek. View Insider Buying and Selling for Qep Resources.

Shares of QEP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of QEP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.12.

Qep Resources has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion and generates $1.62 billion in revenue each year. The pipeline company earns $269.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.77 on an earnings per share basis. Qep Resources employs 656 workers across the globe.

Qep Resources' mailing address is 1050 17TH STREET SUITE 800, DENVER CO, 80265. The pipeline company can be reached via phone at 303-672-6900 or via email at [email protected]