UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $140.50 Million Position in EQT Corporation $EQT

Key Points

• UBS Asset Management reduced its EQT stake by 17.2%, selling 548,973 shares and retaining 2.64 million shares valued at approximately $140.5 million. Institutional investors collectively own 90.81% of the company.
• EQT’s latest quarterly results fell short of expectations, with EPS of $0.39 versus a $0.41 consensus and revenue of $1.68 billion versus $1.76 billion expected; revenue declined 29.2% year over year.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with EQT holding a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $68.10 versus the reported share price of $55.65. CEO Toby Z. Rice also sold 175,328 shares under a pre-arranged trading plan.

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lessened its stake in EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,642,468 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after selling 548,973 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned about 0.42% of EQT worth $140,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of EQT by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 19,075 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,022,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of EQT by 35.4% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 773 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its position in shares of EQT by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 46,582 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,497,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of EQT by 4.0% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,154 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Finally, United Capital Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of EQT by 1.4% in the second quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 23,897 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,271,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

EQT News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting EQT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A reported LNG deal and second-quarter 2026 results helped reinforce expectations for EQT’s production and demand outlook. The combination of LNG-related commercial activity and operating performance appears to be the primary near-term catalyst supporting the stock. EQT Corp stock edges higher as LNG deal and Q2 2026 figures support
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2028 EPS forecast for EQT to $4.58 from $4.50. It also made modest upward revisions to estimates for the first quarter of 2027, the third quarter of 2027 and the second quarter of 2028, suggesting some improvement in longer-term earnings expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained a “Hold” rating. Its current-year consensus EPS reference remains $3.96, indicating that the estimate revisions have not yet resulted in a more bullish overall analyst stance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports on EQT’s $3.2 billion combination with Coller Capital describe a transaction involving the global private-markets manager EQT AB, not the U.S. natural-gas producer EQT Corporation. The deal therefore appears unrelated to NYSE:EQT’s operating fundamentals, although the similar company names could create confusion. EQT completes $3.2bn combination with secondaries firm Coller Capital
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced its EPS forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2027 and the first quarter of 2028, partly offsetting the upward revisions elsewhere. These cuts point to uncertainty around the timing and strength of EQT’s future earnings recovery.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Toby Z. Rice sold 175,328 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.03, for a total transaction of $9,648,299.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,157,865 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $118,747,310.95. This trade represents a 7.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 274,042 shares of company stock worth $15,005,076 over the last quarter. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Stephens raised their target price on EQT from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Freedom Capital raised shares of EQT to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of EQT from $70.00 to $67.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of EQT from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on shares of EQT from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $68.10.

EQT Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE EQT opened at $55.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $34.81 billion, a PE ratio of 12.91 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a fifty day moving average of $52.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.39. EQT Corporation has a 52-week low of $47.94 and a 52-week high of $68.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67.

EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.76 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 9.31% and a net margin of 28.44%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that EQT Corporation will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

EQT Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 5th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 5th. EQT's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

EQT Company Profile

EQT Corporation NYSE: EQT is a U.S.-based energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of natural gas. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company concentrates its upstream operations in the Appalachian Basin, producing from major shale formations including the Marcellus and Utica. EQT's primary product is natural gas, with production activities supported by associated liquids and conventional gas assets where applicable.

In addition to drilling and well development, EQT operates and coordinates the infrastructure and commercial activities necessary to bring gas to market.

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