EQT FY2025 EPS Estimate Lowered by Capital One Financial

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) – Analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of EQT in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $2.74 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.81. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.08 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 6.88% and a net margin of 22.59%.EQT’s revenue was up 52.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.12 EPS.

EQT has been the subject of several other research reports. Melius assumed coverage on EQT in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $64.00 target price for the company. William Blair assumed coverage on EQT in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Mizuho dropped their price target on EQT from $66.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Siebert Williams Shank dropped their price target on EQT from $62.00 to $59.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 13th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.52.

EQT Price Performance

EQT stock opened at $53.68 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The company has a market capitalization of $33.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 0.50. EQT has a one year low of $35.44 and a one year high of $61.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $52.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EQT. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. grew its stake in shares of EQT by 97.1% during the third quarter. Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. now owns 220,500 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $12,002,000 after purchasing an additional 108,600 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of EQT by 35.8% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 28,818 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,569,000 after purchasing an additional 7,594 shares during the period. First American Bank acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the third quarter worth $1,915,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of EQT by 133.3% during the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 875 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of EQT by 39.4% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 30,617 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,786,000 after purchasing an additional 8,658 shares during the period. 90.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at EQT

In other news, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total transaction of $219,594.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.65% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

EQT Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 5th. This is an increase from EQT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.58%.

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.