Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for EQT Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of EQT in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of EQT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $54.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Citigroup boosted their target price on EQT from $51.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of EQT from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of EQT from $57.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $55.94.

EQT Stock Up 3.5 %

Shares of NYSE:EQT opened at $55.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market cap of $33.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 138.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.59. EQT has a 1-year low of $30.02 and a 1-year high of $56.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $50.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.18.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.16 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 4.35% and a net margin of 4.37%.

Institutional Trading of EQT

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 48.4% during the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 47.7% during the 4th quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of EQT by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 976 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of EQT by 22.7% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,042 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in EQT in the fourth quarter valued at $55,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be issued a $0.1575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.14%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 110.53%.

About EQT

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.