Ovintiv Q4 EPS Estimate Boosted by Capital One Financial

Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) – Analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ovintiv in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the company will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.69. The consensus estimate for Ovintiv’s current full-year earnings is $5.59 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Ovintiv’s FY2026 earnings at $7.06 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Ovintiv from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $55.00 to $54.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Ovintiv from $63.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Ovintiv from $48.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Ovintiv from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Ovintiv from $59.00 to $56.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $56.88.

Ovintiv Stock Performance

OVV opened at $43.34 on Wednesday. Ovintiv has a twelve month low of $36.90 and a twelve month high of $55.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.28 billion, a PE ratio of 5.75 and a beta of 2.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $42.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.16.

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.76. The business had revenue of $2.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.32 billion. Ovintiv had a net margin of 20.15% and a return on equity of 17.87%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.74 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of OVV. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in Ovintiv by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 196,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,529,000 after acquiring an additional 2,275 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Ovintiv by 16.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 270,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,527,000 after purchasing an additional 37,341 shares during the period. Smead Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Ovintiv by 3.5% during the third quarter. Smead Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,303,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,476,000 after purchasing an additional 212,535 shares during the period. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its position in shares of Ovintiv by 4.4% during the third quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 320,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,288,000 after purchasing an additional 13,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP boosted its stake in shares of Ovintiv by 319.9% in the third quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 149,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,726,000 after purchasing an additional 113,866 shares during the period. 83.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Ovintiv

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.