EQT (EQT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company was formerly known as Equitable Resources Inc. and changed its name to EQT Corporation in February 2009. EQT Corporation was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.66 to $52.84
• 50-Day Range: $50.50 to $60.49
• 52-Week Range: $31.45 to $61.02
• Volume: 4.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.38 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.06
• Dividend Yield: 1.21%
• Price Target: $62.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

EQT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

EQT scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 266 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

EQT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

EQT has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for EQT are expected to grow by 32.72% in the coming year, from $3.27 to $4.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of EQT is 21.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of EQT is 21.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 73.07.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

EQT has a PEG Ratio of 0.38. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

EQT has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of EQT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

EQT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in EQT has recently increased by 0.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

EQT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

EQT has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of EQT is 34.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, EQT will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.52% next year. This indicates that EQT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -10.42

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of EQT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

EQT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in EQT has recently increased by 0.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.95

News Sentiment

EQT has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 51 news articles for EQT this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

34 people have searched for EQT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 18 people have added EQT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, EQT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $865,624.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.65% of the stock of EQT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.81% of the stock of EQT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EQT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EQT shares performed this year?

EQT's stock was trading at $46.11 at the start of the year. Since then, EQT shares have increased by 12.6% and is now trading at $51.9160.

How were EQT's earnings last quarter?

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.07. The oil and gas producer earned $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. EQT had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 15.87%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are EQT's major shareholders?

EQT's top institutional investors include Sound Shore Management Inc CT (0.19%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.17%), Jane Street Group LLC and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include S Wil Vanloh Jr, William E Jordan, Thomas F Karam, Lesley Evancho, Todd James, Sarah Fenton, Vicky A Bailey and Vicky A Bailey.
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How do I buy shares of EQT?

Shares of EQT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of EQT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that EQT investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO) and McKesson (MCK).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/2 Dividend: 5/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend: 5/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/06/2025
• Today: 8/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - US EXP&PROD
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQT
• CIK: 33213
• Web: www.eqt.com
• Phone: (412) 553-5700
• Fax: 412-553-5757
• Employees: 1,461
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for EQT: $62.14
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.88
• P/E Growth: 0.38
• Net Income: $230.58 million
• Net Margins: 15.87%
• Pretax Margin: 23.01%
• Return on Equity: 6.24%
• Return on Assets: 3.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.14
• Cash Flow: $5.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.34
• Book Value: $40.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 624,060,000
• Free Float: 620,007,000
• Market Cap: $32.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59