Q1 Earnings Estimate for EQT Issued By Capital One Financial

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Equities researchers at Capital One Financial lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for EQT in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.64. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.55 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EQT. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of EQT from $45.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of EQT from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of EQT from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on EQT from $42.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on EQT from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.67.

EQT Stock Performance

EQT opened at $45.29 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.51. EQT has a 52-week low of $30.02 and a 52-week high of $48.02. The firm has a market cap of $27.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.92 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day moving average is $38.93 and its 200-day moving average is $37.11.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.35 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 3.74% and a net margin of 5.52%. The company’s revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.30 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in EQT by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,013,058 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $183,678,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108,134 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in shares of EQT during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,274,000. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in EQT by 35.3% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,677,261 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $61,455,000 after purchasing an additional 437,602 shares during the period. Swedbank AB bought a new stake in EQT in the first quarter worth approximately $4,073,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC increased its holdings in EQT by 184.3% in the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 53,138 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,970,000 after purchasing an additional 34,446 shares in the last quarter. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EQT Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be paid a $0.1575 dividend. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 6th. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 75.00%.

EQT Company Profile

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.