Q4 EPS Estimates for Evolution Petroleum Reduced by Analyst

Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:EPM) – Analysts at Northland Securities dropped their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Evolution Petroleum in a research report issued on Thursday, July 23rd. Northland Securities analyst J. Grampp now expects that the energy company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Evolution Petroleum’s current full-year earnings is ($0.06) per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Evolution Petroleum’s Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.02 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Freedom Capital cut Evolution Petroleum from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Evolution Petroleum from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.77.

Evolution Petroleum Price Performance

Shares of EPM opened at $3.83 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.20. Evolution Petroleum has a twelve month low of $3.19 and a twelve month high of $5.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.38 million, a PE ratio of -34.82 and a beta of 0.23.

Institutional Trading of Evolution Petroleum

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EPM. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Evolution Petroleum by 894.0% during the 3rd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 6,908 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 6,213 shares during the last quarter. StoneX Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Evolution Petroleum in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Inscription Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Evolution Petroleum in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in Evolution Petroleum by 163.4% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 8,194 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 5,083 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Evolution Petroleum by 20.4% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 13,836 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 2,340 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.07% of the company’s stock.

Evolution Petroleum Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Evolution Petroleum’s payout ratio is presently 600.08%.

About Evolution Petroleum

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE American: EPM) is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) through the use of carbon dioxide. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company specializes in acquiring and developing mature hydrocarbon reservoirs that benefit from CO₂ injection to increase production efficiency. Evolution Petroleum’s business model combines property acquisition, reservoir engineering, and CO₂ management to optimize recovery of oil and associated gas.

The company’s primary asset is the Jackson Dome CO₂ field in southwestern Mississippi, where natural carbon dioxide is produced, separated and reinjected into adjacent oil-bearing formations.