EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of EQT in a research report issued on Thursday, October 31st. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for EQT's current full-year earnings is $1.42 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS.
EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.06. EQT had a return on equity of 3.74% and a net margin of 5.52%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.35 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.
A number of other research firms have also commented on EQT. StockNews.com raised EQT to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of EQT from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Citigroup raised shares of EQT from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $37.00 to $44.00 in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of EQT in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on EQT from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $42.61.
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EQT Price Performance
Shares of NYSE EQT traded up $1.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $36.80. 6,725,581 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,037,216. The company has a market cap of $16.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.54 and a beta of 1.06. EQT has a twelve month low of $30.02 and a twelve month high of $44.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $35.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.51.
EQT Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be issued a $0.1575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.71%. EQT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 75.00%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of EQT by 3.6% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 27,034 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,002,000 after purchasing an additional 932 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 896,602 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $33,237,000 after buying an additional 13,234 shares during the last quarter. Norden Group LLC bought a new position in shares of EQT in the 1st quarter valued at about $401,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in EQT by 21.2% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 96,613 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $3,319,000 after acquiring an additional 16,891 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in EQT by 2.2% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 118,482 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $4,392,000 after purchasing an additional 2,594 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company's stock.
EQT Company Profile
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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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