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EOG Resources (EOG) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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EOG Resources (EOG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $114.69, moving +0.87% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.37%.

Coming into today, shares of the oil and gas company had gained 15.83% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector gained 9.18%, while the S&P 500 lost 6.01%.

EOG Resources will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 24, 2022. In that report, analysts expect EOG Resources to post earnings of $3.23 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 354.93%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $5.89 billion, up 98.77% from the year-ago period.

Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for EOG Resources. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 11.7% higher. EOG Resources is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

Looking at its valuation, EOG Resources is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 10.02. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 5.96, which means EOG Resources is trading at a premium to the group.

Meanwhile, EOG's PEG ratio is currently 0.49. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. EOG's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.27 as of yesterday's close.

The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 45, putting it in the top 18% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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