EQT FY2025 EPS Forecast Reduced by Capital One Financial

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) – Stock analysts at Capital One Financial lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for EQT in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will earn $2.74 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate 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.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on EQT. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of EQT from $68.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of EQT from $66.00 to $60.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. Wolfe Research upped their price objective on shares of EQT from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of EQT from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.52.

EQT Stock Performance

EQT opened at $53.75 on Monday. EQT has a 52-week low of $35.44 and a 52-week high of $61.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $33.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.47 and a beta of 0.50. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $52.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.78.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in EQT in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in EQT by 48.4% in the 1st quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in EQT in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in EQT by 133.3% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its position in EQT by 38.1% in the 2nd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,026 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total value of $219,594.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

EQT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. This is a boost from EQT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 5th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.