Equinor ASA (EQNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equinor ASA is a Norwegian energy company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. Founded in 1972 as Den norske stats oljeselskap, the company was later known as Statoil and StatoilHydro before adopting the Equinor name in 2018. The Norwegian state remains its largest shareholder.

Equinor’s core business is the exploration, development, production and marketing of oil and natural gas, with Norway’s continental shelf serving as its principal operating area. The company also processes and markets energy products and supplies natural gas and crude oil to customers in Europe and other international markets.

In addition to its oil and gas operations, Equinor is developing lower-carbon energy businesses, including offshore wind, solar power, carbon capture and storage, and other renewable energy projects. Its international activities have included operations and projects in regions such as Europe, North America, South America and Africa. Equinor has been led by President and Chief Executive Officer Anders Opedal since November 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.60 to $47.01
• 50-Day Range: $40.58 to $46.95
• 52-Week Range: $22.26 to $47.01
• Volume: 4.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $112.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.79
• Dividend Yield: 2.73%
• Price Target: $43.47
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Equinor ASA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equinor ASA scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 245 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Equinor ASA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Equinor ASA has a consensus price target of $43.47, representing about 7.4% downside from its current price of $46.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equinor ASA has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -20.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equinor ASA are expected to decrease by -20.36% in the coming year, from $5.60 to $4.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 12.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 12.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equinor ASA has a PEG Ratio of 1.75. 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 3.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.73% 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 4.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinor ASA has recently increased by 10.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Equinor ASA pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, 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 34.88%. 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 28.70% next year. This indicates that Equinor ASA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Equinor ASA has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Equinor ASA this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for EQNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Equinor ASA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• 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: -7.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.21
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.38
• P/E Growth: 1.75
• Net Income: $5.04 billion
• Net Margins: 7.92%
• Pretax Margin: 29.02%
• Return on Equity: 23.60%
• Return on Assets: 7.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.56
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $106.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.05
• Cash Flow: $6.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.32
• Book Value: $13.75 per share
• Price / Book: 3.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,390,750,000
• Free Float: 2,390,510,000
• Market Cap: $112.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.13