Tyche Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,045 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock, valued at approximately $618,000.
Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Insight Inv LLC raised its position in EOG Resources by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Insight Inv LLC now owns 9,385 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,154,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank raised its holdings in EOG Resources by 0.9% during the third quarter. Cape ANN Savings Bank now owns 8,679 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $1,067,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 2,921 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $358,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 928 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of EOG Resources by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,342 shares of the energy exploration company’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. 89.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have issued reports on EOG shares. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of EOG Resources in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $144.00 target price (down from $151.00) on shares of EOG Resources in a report on Monday, January 13th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of EOG Resources from $140.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on EOG Resources from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of EOG Resources in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $143.90.
Insider Activity
In related news, Director Janet F. Clark sold 568 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.33, for a total transaction of $76,867.44. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 43,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,891,185.56. The trade was a 1.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Jeffrey R. Leitzell sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.89, for a total value of $483,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,162,365.67. This represents a 8.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.
EOG Resources Stock Performance
EOG Resources stock opened at $127.69 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $71.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 1.27. EOG Resources, Inc. has a 12 month low of $109.06 and a 12 month high of $139.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $128.18 and its 200-day moving average is $127.28.
EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The energy exploration company reported $2.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.73 by $0.16. EOG Resources had a net margin of 29.18% and a return on equity of 23.77%. The firm had revenue of $5.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.44 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that EOG Resources, Inc. will post 11.46 earnings per share for the current year.
EOG Resources declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, November 7th that permits the company to repurchase $5.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the energy exploration company to repurchase up to 7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
EOG Resources Profile
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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