EQT (EQT) Competitors $50.14 -2.42 (-4.59%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.51 +0.36 (+0.73%) As of 02/21/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EQT vs. COP, EOG, FANG, DVN, RRC, MTDR, CRK, SM, KOS, and EGYShould you be buying EQT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EQT include ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), Comstock Resources (CRK), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. EQT vs. ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy Devon Energy Range Resources Matador Resources Comstock Resources SM Energy Kosmos Energy VAALCO Energy ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and EQT (NYSE:EQT) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Is COP or EQT a better dividend stock? ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. EQT pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ConocoPhillips pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EQT pays out 157.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ConocoPhillips is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, COP or EQT? ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EQT has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, COP or EQT? ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than EQT. ConocoPhillips is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EQT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioConocoPhillips$56.95B2.19$9.25B$7.7912.57EQT$5.27B5.67$1.74B$0.40125.37 Does the media refer more to COP or EQT? In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 24 more articles in the media than EQT. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 29 mentions for EQT. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat EQT's score of 0.84 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ConocoPhillips 44 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EQT 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COP or EQT? ConocoPhillips received 270 more outperform votes than EQT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.32% of users gave EQT an outperform vote while only 66.71% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformConocoPhillipsOutperform Votes109266.71% Underperform Votes54533.29% EQTOutperform Votes82267.32% Underperform Votes39932.68% Is COP or EQT more profitable? ConocoPhillips has a net margin of 16.23% compared to EQT's net margin of 4.37%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 17.26% beat EQT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ConocoPhillips16.23% 17.26% 8.98% EQT 4.37%4.82%2.72% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COP or EQT? 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of EQT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of EQT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer COP or EQT? ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus price target of $133.56, indicating a potential upside of 36.41%. EQT has a consensus price target of $52.17, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than EQT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ConocoPhillips 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00EQT 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61 SummaryConocoPhillips beats EQT on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EQT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEQTCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.92B$8.47B$9.06B$20.04BDividend Yield1.16%23.17%11.61%3.65%P/E Ratio125.3711.4013.1034.90Price / Sales5.676.31313.2115.61Price / Cash10.837.3911.9020.85Price / Book1.401.763.814.92Net Income$1.74B$1.10B$808.15M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.24%-1.37%-1.70%-1.05%1 Month Performance-5.97%-6.87%-5.46%-1.40%1 Year Performance34.42%0.54%6.58%13.93% EQT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQTEQT4.4107 of 5 stars$50.15-4.6%$52.17+4.0%+34.4%$29.92B$5.27B125.37740Earnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastCOPConocoPhillips4.9877 of 5 stars$96.39-0.5%$133.56+38.6%-13.3%$110.93B$56.95B12.379,900Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.4651 of 5 stars$129.40+0.3%$144.14+11.4%+14.4%$72.78B$24.19B10.423,050Analyst DowngradePositive NewsFANGDiamondback Energy4.91 of 5 stars$156.99+0.5%$215.17+37.1%-13.1%$45.84B$8.41B8.991,023Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsDVNDevon Energy4.8984 of 5 stars$34.68+1.3%$49.45+42.6%-15.0%$22.78B$15.26B6.431,900Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsRRCRange Resources4.1075 of 5 stars$38.68-0.3%$38.78+0.3%+17.0%$9.33B$3.37B19.54540MTDRMatador Resources4.6219 of 5 stars$57.21+0.2%$75.14+31.4%-12.3%$7.14B$2.81B7.58290Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionCRKComstock Resources2.8008 of 5 stars$18.56+2.1%$13.40-27.8%+134.8%$5.42B$1.57B-103.08240Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSMSM Energy4.558 of 5 stars$38.51-1.2%$51.90+34.8%-12.9%$4.41B$2.37B5.38540Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageKOSKosmos Energy3.432 of 5 stars$3.15+1.5%$5.52+75.5%-46.1%$1.48B$1.70B7.15240EGYVAALCO Energy3.8278 of 5 stars$4.36+1.5%$8.00+83.7%+1.3%$457.71M$455.07M5.12120Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COP Alternatives EOG Alternatives FANG Alternatives DVN Alternatives RRC Alternatives MTDR Alternatives CRK Alternatives SM Alternatives KOS Alternatives EGY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:EQT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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