Equinor ASA (EQNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equinor ASA is a Norwegian energy company headquartered in Stavanger. Founded in 1972 as the state-owned Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap, it later operated as Statoil before adopting the Equinor name in 2018. The Norwegian state remains its majority owner.

The company’s core business is the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas, with a substantial focus on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Equinor also markets and trades energy products and operates across international markets, including in Europe and North America.

Alongside its oil and gas activities, Equinor develops renewable energy projects, particularly offshore wind, and pursues lower-carbon energy solutions. Its business spans the energy value chain, from producing resources to supplying energy to customers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.92 to $41.55
• 50-Day Range: $40.67 to $48.86
• 52-Week Range: $22.26 to $49.08
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $98.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.44
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: $43.47
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Equinor ASA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equinor ASA scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Equinor ASA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Equinor ASA is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equinor ASA has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -16.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equinor ASA are expected to decrease by -16.23% in the coming year, from $5.67 to $4.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 8.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equinor ASA has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equinor ASA has a P/B Ratio of 2.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.74% of the float of Equinor ASA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinor ASA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinor ASA has recently decreased by 5.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Equinor ASA pays a meaningful dividend of 3.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equinor ASA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equinor ASA is 26.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equinor ASA will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.95% next year. This indicates that Equinor ASA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Equinor ASA has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Equinor ASA this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for EQNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Equinor ASA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equinor ASA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of Equinor ASA is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

5.51% of the stock of Equinor ASA is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQNR
• CIK: 1140625
• Web: www.equinor.com
• Phone: (475) 199-0000
• Fax: 011-47-5199-0050
• Employees: 24,140
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equinor ASA: $43.47
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $40.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.71
• P/E Growth: 1.14
• Net Income: $5.04 billion
• Net Margins: 9.71%
• Pretax Margin: 32.82%
• Return on Equity: 27.45%
• Return on Assets: 8.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $106.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $6.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: $18.82 per share
• Price / Book: 2.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,390,750,000
• Free Float: 2,390,510,000
• Market Cap: $98.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.12