Brokers Offer Predictions for Equinor ASA FY2026 Earnings

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a note issued to investors on Thursday, June 25th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.32 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.98. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $5.01 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s FY2027 earnings at $4.12 EPS.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $28.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $28.73 billion. Equinor ASA had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 20.01%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on EQNR. Morgan Stanley raised Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Equinor ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group raised Equinor ASA from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Pareto Securities cut Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Equinor ASA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.70.

Equinor ASA Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Equinor ASA stock opened at $31.14 on Tuesday. Equinor ASA has a 1-year low of $22.26 and a 1-year high of $43.46. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.70 billion, a PE ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.03.

Equinor ASA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 58.72%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equinor ASA

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirabella Financial Services LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Equinor ASA during the third quarter worth about $730,757,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Equinor ASA by 599.3% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 12,966,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $547,194,000 after purchasing an additional 11,112,362 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Equinor ASA by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,759,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,227,000 after purchasing an additional 3,659,611 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Equinor ASA by 1,437.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,286,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,741,000 after buying an additional 2,137,642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Equinor ASA during the third quarter valued at approximately $21,366,000. 5.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equinor ASA Company Profile

Equinor ASA (NYSE: EQNR) is a Norway-based integrated energy company headquartered in Stavanger. Historically established as Statoil in the 1970s to develop Norway’s petroleum resources, the company changed its name to Equinor in 2018 to reflect a strategic shift toward a broader energy portfolio. Equinor’s operations span the full upstream value chain, including exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, alongside trading and marketing activities that support its global commercial operations.

In recent years Equinor has pursued a transition strategy that combines continued development of conventional oil and gas resources with growing investments in low‑carbon energy.