EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT – Free Report) – Capital One Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EQT in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS.
EQT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on EQT from $45.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised EQT from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $73.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on EQT from $41.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “reduce” rating on shares of EQT in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $52.39.
EQT Stock Up 0.3 %
EQT stock opened at $50.18 on Thursday. EQT has a twelve month low of $30.02 and a twelve month high of $56.66. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.48 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 125.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.08.
EQT (NYSE:EQT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.19. EQT had a return on equity of 4.35% and a net margin of 4.37%. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion.
EQT Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.1575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 157.50%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of EQT. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the third quarter worth about $30,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 184.7% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 891 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 578 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 47.7% during the fourth quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 976 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.
About EQT
EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services.
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