Equinor ASA (EQNR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) is expected to announce its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.77 per share for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.20). Equinor ASA had a net margin of 5.27% and a return on equity of 14.34%. The firm had revenue of $26.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.26 billion. On average, analysts expect Equinor ASA to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Equinor ASA Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of EQNR stock opened at $26.31 on Wednesday. Equinor ASA has a 1 year low of $21.41 and a 1 year high of $28.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 1.48. The business’s fifty day moving average is $23.57 and its 200-day moving average is $24.24. The stock has a market cap of $77.46 billion, a PE ratio of 12.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.36.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.6%. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.82%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equinor ASA

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Equinor ASA by 4,240.9% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 19,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $487,000 after purchasing an additional 19,508 shares during the period. SALT Holding Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of Equinor ASA in the third quarter worth $491,000. Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 12.4% in the third quarter. Semper Augustus Investments Group LLC now owns 573,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,988,000 after buying an additional 63,513 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 172.9% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 2,011 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in Equinor ASA by 1.1% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 39,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $952,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on EQNR shares. Barclays reiterated an “underweight” rating on shares of Equinor ASA in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Equinor ASA in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Equinor ASA from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and nine have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $22.71.

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.