Capital One Financial Predicts EQT’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:EQT)

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for EQT in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 31st. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.64 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.06. EQT had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 3.74%. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.30 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler cut EQT from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $43.00 to $32.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of EQT from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 12th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of EQT in a report on Thursday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $51.00 price target for the company. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of EQT from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of EQT to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.17.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQT opened at $35.62 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.60. EQT has a 52 week low of $30.02 and a 52 week high of $45.23. The company has a market cap of $15.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.41 and a beta of 1.06.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new position in shares of EQT during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in EQT during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EQT by 18,080.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 909 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its stake in shares of EQT by 936.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 1,005 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 908 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of EQT by 149.5% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 998 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 598 shares during the last quarter. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EQT Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 6th. EQT’s payout ratio is 75.00%.

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.