EQT (EQT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

EQT Corporation is a natural gas producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil, with its operations concentrated in the Appalachian Basin, particularly the Marcellus and Utica shale formations.

In addition to its upstream production activities, EQT has interests in the midstream infrastructure used to gather, process, transport, and store natural gas. These assets support the movement of production from well sites to regional and interstate markets. EQT also markets natural gas and related products to utilities, industrial customers, power generators, and other energy businesses.

The company traces its history to 1888 and has evolved from a regional natural gas and utility business into one of the largest natural gas producers in the United States. EQT expanded its midstream operations through its 2024 acquisition of Equitrans Midstream, increasing its participation across the natural gas value chain.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.06 to $52.54
• 50-Day Range: $48.61 to $55.80
• 52-Week Range: $47.94 to $68.24
• Volume: 6.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.18
• Dividend Yield: 1.26%
• Price Target: $68.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

EQT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

EQT scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 249 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 $68.09, representing about 29.7% upside from its current price of $52.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

EQT has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -10.51%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for EQT are expected to decrease by -10.51% in the coming year, from $3.90 to $3.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of EQT is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of EQT is 12.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

EQT has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.60% 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 3.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in EQT has recently increased by 9.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

EQT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, 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 15.31%. 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 18.91% next year. This indicates that EQT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.11

News Sentiment

EQT has a news sentiment score of 0.11. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for EQT this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 24 people have searched for EQT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

28 people have added EQT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 155% 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

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• 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: $68.09
• High Price Target: $79.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.82
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.47
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.04 billion
• Net Margins: 28.44%
• Pretax Margin: 40.32%
• Return on Equity: 9.31%
• Return on Assets: 6.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.80
• Cash Flow: $7.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.12
• Book Value: $43.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 625,520,000
• Free Float: 621,012,000
• Market Cap: $32.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66