FY2025 EPS Estimates for Berry Cut by Capital One Financial

Berry Corporation (NASDAQ:BRY) – Capital One Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Berry in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Berry’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Berry’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS.

Berry (NASDAQ:BRY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The energy company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.65. Berry had a return on equity of 5.27% and a net margin of 0.60%.The business had revenue of $210.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.00 million.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Johnson Rice raised Berry from an “accumulate” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Berry from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Berry from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $4.00.

Berry Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Berry stock opened at $3.33 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $3.03 and its 200-day moving average is $3.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $258.41 million, a PE ratio of 47.57 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Berry has a 12-month low of $2.11 and a 12-month high of $6.06.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Berry

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BRY. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of Berry by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 28,183 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 3,714 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its position in Berry by 13.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 31,745 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 3,779 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Berry by 2.9% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 157,429 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 4,473 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Berry by 38.8% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,720 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 4,670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its stake in Berry by 51.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 16,398 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 5,547 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.88% of the company’s stock.

Berry Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 18th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Berry’s dividend payout ratio is 171.43%.

Berry Company Profile

Berry Petroleum Company, LLC., formerly Berry Petroleum Company, is an independent energy company. The Company is engaged in the production, development, exploitation, and acquisition of oil and natural gas. The Company’s principal reserves and producing properties are located in California (South Midway-Sunset (SMWSS)-Steam Floods, North Midway-Sunset (NMWSS)-Diatomite, NMWSS-New Steam Floods, Texas (Permian and E.