Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for EQT Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EQT in a report released 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 prior 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 quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. EQT had a net margin of 4.37% and a return on equity of 4.35%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $45.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on EQT from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Scotiabank lowered shares of EQT from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $55.00 to $54.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of EQT from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, EQT currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $52.39.

EQT Stock Performance

EQT stock opened at $50.18 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. EQT has a 52 week low of $30.02 and a 52 week high of $56.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 125.44, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH acquired a new position in EQT in the fourth quarter worth approximately $108,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of EQT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,993,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in EQT during the 4th quarter valued at $72,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of EQT by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 51,890 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $2,393,000 after buying an additional 7,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Michels Family Financial LLC purchased a new stake in EQT in the 4th quarter worth about $721,000. 90.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. EQT’s payout ratio is currently 157.50%.

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.