FY2026 EPS Estimates for Equinor ASA Cut by Erste Group Bank

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the company will earn $4.99 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.32. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $4.73 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s FY2027 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

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

EQNR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. DZ Bank upgraded Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Pareto Securities lowered shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.70.

Equinor ASA Stock Up 0.0%

Equinor ASA stock opened at $37.39 on Monday. 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 $110.09 billion, a PE ratio of 17.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.06. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.49. Equinor ASA has a 12 month low of $22.26 and a 12 month high of $43.46.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be given a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.72%.

Institutional Trading of Equinor ASA

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EQNR. Gradient Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 1.9% during the second quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 187,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,891,000 after purchasing an additional 3,474 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Equinor ASA by 24.1% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 1,754 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC lifted its holdings in Equinor ASA by 1,581.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Equinor ASA during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Finally, VectorGlobal IAG Inc. acquired a new stake in Equinor ASA during the 1st quarter worth $285,000. 5.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.