HOUSTON (AP) _ EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) on Thursday reported a loss of $ 471.8 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had a loss of 86 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 83 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 87 cents per share.
The oil and gas company posted revenue of $ 1.35 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $ 1.56 billion.
EOG Resources shares have increased 15 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has stayed nearly flat. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $ 81.26, a fall of 14 percent in the last 12 months.
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