Ovintiv FY2025 EPS Estimate Cut by Capital One Financial

Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Ovintiv in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 15th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $4.13 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.62. The consensus estimate for Ovintiv’s current full-year earnings is $5.59 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Ovintiv’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.92 billion. Ovintiv had a return on equity of 14.24% and a net margin of 6.46%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on OVV. Roth Capital initiated coverage on shares of Ovintiv in a research report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $42.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Ovintiv from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $47.00 to $51.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Ovintiv in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Ovintiv from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Ovintiv from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $51.29.

Ovintiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE OVV opened at $36.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The firm has a market cap of $9.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.12, a P/E/G ratio of 5.34 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $40.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.70. Ovintiv has a one year low of $29.80 and a one year high of $47.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in OVV. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Ovintiv by 316.7% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Ovintiv in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in Ovintiv by 143.8% in the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 919 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 542 shares in the last quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc grew its stake in shares of Ovintiv by 91.8% during the first quarter. Gen Wealth Partners Inc now owns 1,011 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MAI Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Ovintiv by 174.6% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 1,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 744 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Ovintiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Ovintiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 53.10%.

Ovintiv Company Profile

Ovintiv Inc, together with its subsidiaries, explores, develops, produces, and markets natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States and Canada. The company operates through USA Operations, Canadian Operations, and Market Optimization segments. Its principal assets include Permian in west Texas and Anadarko in west-central Oklahoma; and Montney in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta.