Equinor ASA to Post Q4 2025 Earnings of $0.77 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:EQNR)

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a report released on Monday, April 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA's current full-year earnings is $3.15 per share.

EQNR has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Equinor ASA from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Equinor ASA from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $26.40 to $28.50 in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Equinor ASA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. DZ Bank downgraded Equinor ASA from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Equinor ASA from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $28.25.

Equinor ASA Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:EQNR traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $28.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,520,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,569,158. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.45 and a 200-day moving average of $29.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.18 and a beta of 0.85. Equinor ASA has a 12-month low of $24.44 and a 12-month high of $34.73.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 7th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.44). The firm had revenue of $29.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $27.35 billion. Equinor ASA had a return on equity of 20.32% and a net margin of 11.09%.

Equinor ASA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.25%. Equinor ASA's dividend payout ratio is currently 29.16%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equinor ASA

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in EQNR. Folketrygdfondet increased its holdings in Equinor ASA by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Folketrygdfondet now owns 107,959,982 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,415,854,000 after acquiring an additional 917,330 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in Equinor ASA by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,284,862 shares of the company's stock worth $337,241,000 after acquiring an additional 444,435 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 42.8% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 10,186,246 shares of the company's stock worth $382,086,000 after acquiring an additional 3,052,907 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 47.6% during the 2nd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,752,274 shares of the company's stock valued at $130,429,000 after acquiring an additional 1,210,930 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in Equinor ASA by 5.1% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,774,455 shares of the company's stock worth $90,974,000 after purchasing an additional 134,688 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 5.51% of the company's stock.

Equinor ASA Company Profile

Equinor ASA, an energy company, engages in the exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing of petroleum and other forms of energy in Norway and internationally. It operates through Exploration & Production Norway; Exploration & Production International; Exploration & Production USA; Marketing, Midstream & Processing; Renewables; and Other segments.