Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for EQT Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EQT in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.83. 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 $0.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.04 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also commented on EQT. UBS Group increased their price objective on EQT from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Scotiabank cut EQT from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $55.00 to $54.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of EQT from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $73.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of EQT from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, EQT currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.50.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of EQT stock opened at $54.25 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 135.63, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $51.40 and its 200-day moving average is $44.58. EQT has a 1 year low of $30.02 and a 1 year high of $56.66.

EQT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $0.1575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. EQT’s payout ratio is 157.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the third quarter worth $30,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of EQT by 184.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 891 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of EQT by 47.7% in the fourth quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of EQT during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

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.