Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for EQT Q1 Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of EQT in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.72. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.19. EQT had a net margin of 4.37% and a return on equity of 4.35%. The company had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of EQT from $41.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of EQT from $44.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of EQT to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, February 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of EQT from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, EQT has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.44.

EQT Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE EQT opened at $46.96 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.89. EQT has a fifty-two week low of $30.02 and a fifty-two week high of $56.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 117.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Institutional Trading of EQT

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in EQT by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,042 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 26.6% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 976 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 4,731 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $218,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,265 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $151,000 after buying an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,719 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $0.1575 dividend. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 157.50%.

EQT Company Profile

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.