EQT (EQT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

EQT Corporation is a natural gas company focused on the exploration, development and production of natural gas in the Appalachian Basin. Its operations are concentrated in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, including the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.

The company also operates midstream infrastructure that gathers and transports natural gas from production areas to pipelines and markets. This includes gathering systems and transmission assets serving the Appalachian region.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, EQT traces its roots to the late 19th century and was formerly known as Equitable Resources. Its business combines natural gas production with infrastructure operations serving customers and markets in the eastern United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.00 to $50.57
• 50-Day Range: $48.61 to $56.29
• 52-Week Range: $47.94 to $68.24
• Volume: 2.85 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.87
• Dividend Yield: 1.36%
• Price Target: $68.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

EQT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

EQT scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

EQT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.82, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 19 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

EQT has a consensus price target of $68.00, representing about 35.4% upside from its current price of $50.22.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

EQT has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -13.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for EQT are expected to decrease by -13.70% in the coming year, from $3.87 to $3.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of EQT is 11.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of EQT is 11.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

EQT has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.50% of the float of EQT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

EQT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in EQT has recently decreased by 3.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

EQT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

EQT has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of EQT is 16.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, EQT will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.36% next year. This indicates that EQT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

EQT has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for EQT this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for EQT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added EQT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 163% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, EQT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,648,300.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.72% of the stock of EQT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.81% of the stock of EQT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQT
• CIK: 33213
• Web: www.eqt.com
• Phone: (412) 553-5700
• Fax: 412-553-5757
• Employees: 1,523
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for EQT: $68.00
• High Price Target: $77.00
• Low Price Target: $53.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.04 billion
• Net Margins: 28.40%
• Pretax Margin: 40.01%
• Return on Equity: 8.89%
• Return on Assets: 6.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 0.71
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.36
• Cash Flow: $7.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.88
• Book Value: $43.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 625,549,000
• Free Float: 621,045,000
• Market Cap: $31.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68