Equitable (EQH) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Equitable (NYSE: EQH):

• 7/13/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $60.00 to $62.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $64.00 to $66.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $57.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by Mizuho from $61.00 to $62.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – Equitable was downgraded by Wolfe Research from “outperform” to “peer perform”.
• 7/8/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $63.00 to $68.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Equitable had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $51.00 to $50.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/29/2026 – Equitable was upgraded by Zacks Research from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 6/11/2026 – Equitable had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $58.00 to $63.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/29/2026 – Equitable had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Equitable Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. This is a boost from Equitable’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. Equitable’s payout ratio is presently -42.25%.

Insider Transactions at Equitable

In related news, CAO William James Iv Eckert sold 7,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.48, for a total transaction of $310,104.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 15,506 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $658,694.88. This represents a 32.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Jeffrey J. Hurd sold 14,358 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.11, for a total value of $647,689.38. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 74,748 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,371,882.28. The trade was a 16.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 128,503 shares of company stock worth $5,565,789. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Equitable Holdings, Inc (NYSE: EQH) is a leading provider of life insurance, annuities and retirement plan services in the United States. Through its insurance subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, the firm offers a broad range of permanent and term life insurance products designed to help individuals and families manage risk and build wealth. In addition, Equitable provides fixed, variable and indexed annuity solutions to support income planning in retirement, as well as a suite of group retirement and pension plan services for employers and plan sponsors.

The company also maintains an asset management arm that delivers investment strategies across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes for both retail and institutional clients.