Research analysts at Capital One Financial raised their FY2022 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Laredo Petroleum in a report issued on Thursday, December 29th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $22.05 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $21.76. The consensus estimate for Laredo Petroleum’s current full-year earnings is $21.99 per share.
Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Laredo Petroleum’s Q4 2022 earnings at $4.07 EPS, Q1 2023 earnings at $6.67 EPS, Q2 2023 earnings at $6.95 EPS, Q3 2023 earnings at $7.35 EPS, Q4 2023 earnings at $7.84 EPS, FY2023 earnings at $28.81 EPS and FY2024 earnings at $27.56 EPS.
A number of other research firms have also issued reports on LPI. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Laredo Petroleum from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Laredo Petroleum from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $69.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, December 5th. Raymond James dropped their price target on Laredo Petroleum from $75.00 to $63.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 12th.
Finally, StockNews.com began coverage on Laredo Petroleum in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $89.80.