Zacks Research Comments on Ovintiv Inc.’s Q3 2025 Earnings (NYSE:OVV)

Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) – Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ovintiv in a research note issued on Friday, September 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Ovintiv’s current full-year earnings is $5.81 per share.

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.53 billion. Ovintiv had a net margin of 18.56% and a return on equity of 18.28%.

OVV has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on Ovintiv from $62.00 to $61.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Ovintiv from $52.00 to $51.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Ovintiv in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Ovintiv from $66.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Ovintiv from $53.00 to $51.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $60.06.

Ovintiv Trading Up 2.0 %

Ovintiv stock opened at $39.93 on Monday. Ovintiv has a 1 year low of $37.81 and a 1 year high of $55.95. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.76. The firm has a market cap of $10.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.24 and a beta of 2.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.44.

Institutional Trading of Ovintiv

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of OVV. American National Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Ovintiv during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in Ovintiv during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Ovintiv by 53.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ovintiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Ovintiv in the second quarter worth approximately $69,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.81% of the company’s stock.

Ovintiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.01%. Ovintiv’s dividend payout ratio is 16.76%.

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.