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EOG Resources (EOG) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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EOG Resources (EOG - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $128.50, moving +1.86% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.28%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.08%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.61%.

Coming into today, shares of the oil and gas company had gained 14.68% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector gained 7.68%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.86%.

Investors will be hoping for strength from EOG Resources as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 3, 2023. On that day, EOG Resources is projected to report earnings of $2.47 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 9.85%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $5.53 billion, down 25.32% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $10.96 per share and revenue of $23.35 billion. These totals would mark changes of -20.35% and -9.15%, respectively, from last year.

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. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

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 3.39% lower. EOG Resources is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.

Looking at its valuation, EOG Resources is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 11.51. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 8.84.

It is also worth noting that EOG currently has a PEG ratio of 0.4. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 0.4 as of yesterday's close.

The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - United States industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 222, which puts it in the bottom 12% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.


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