NYSE:QEP - QEP Resources Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

QEP Resources declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Friday, March 20th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. View QEP Resources' Dividend History.

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

QEP Resources Inc (NYSE:QEP) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 26th. The pipeline company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.18. The pipeline company earned $321.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $329.18 million. QEP Resources had a negative net margin of 8.07% and a positive return on equity of 0.44%. View QEP Resources' Earnings History.

QEP Resources is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for QEP Resources.

12 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for QEP Resources' stock. Their forecasts range from $5.00 to $9.00. On average, they anticipate QEP Resources' stock price to reach $6.53 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 190.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for QEP Resources.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for QEP Resources in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for QEP Resources.

News stories about QEP stock have trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. QEP Resources earned a daily sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the pipeline company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for QEP Resources.

QEP Resources saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 17,250,000 shares, a drop of 10.1% from the January 30th total of 19,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,740,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 7.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View QEP Resources' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to QEP Resources include ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Concho Resources (CXO), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Apache (APA), Continental Resources (CLR), Noble Energy (NBL), Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN), Cabot Oil & Gas (COG), WPX Energy (WPX), Cimarex Energy (XEC), EQT (EQT) and Kosmos Energy (KOS).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other QEP Resources investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Ford Motor (F), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), AT&T (T), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Centurylink (CTL) and SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP).

QEP Resources' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (6.33%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.24%), FMR LLC (2.17%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.66%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%) and Caymus Capital Partners L.P. (1.36%). Company insiders that own QEP Resources stock include Christopher K Woosley, David A Trice, Michael J Minarovic, Richard J Doleshek and Timothy J Cutt. View Institutional Ownership Trends for QEP Resources.

QEP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Credit Suisse AG, Oslo Asset Management AS, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Walthausen & Co. LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. and SG Americas Securities LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for QEP Resources.

QEP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Man Group plc, State Street Corp, Foundry Partners LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC and FMR LLC. Company insiders that have bought QEP Resources stock in the last two years include Christopher K Woosley, David A Trice, Michael J Minarovic, Richard J Doleshek and Timothy J Cutt. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of QEP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.25.

QEP Resources has a market capitalization of $535.03 million and generates $1.21 billion in revenue each year. QEP Resources employs 465 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About QEP Resources.

The official website for QEP Resources is http://www.qepres.com/.

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]