Q3 Earnings Estimate for EQT Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for EQT Corporation down from $0.61 to $0.35 per share, while the full-year consensus estimate stands at $3.27 per share.
• Several analysts have increased their target prices for EQT, with Bank of America raising it to $80.00, reflecting a positive outlook on the stock.
• EQT's recent quarterly earnings report showed a miss against analysts' estimates, posting $0.45 EPS compared to a consensus of $0.52, along with revenues of $1.60 billion versus the expected $1.78 billion.

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for EQT in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. The consensus estimate for EQT's current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.18 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.15 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $63.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on EQT from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, June 16th. Scotiabank upped their target price on EQT from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on EQT from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.14.

EQT Stock Down 0.9%

EQT stock opened at $51.90 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.71. EQT has a 1-year low of $31.45 and a 1-year high of $61.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $54.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.11. The firm has a market cap of $32.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.05, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.58.

EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 15.87%.During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.08) EPS.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 6th. EQT's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling at EQT

In other news, EVP Sarah Fenton sold 12,438 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.94, for a total value of $646,029.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,646.18. This trade represents a 48.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total value of $219,594.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of EQT

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in EQT by 133.3% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 875 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in EQT by 39.4% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 30,617 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,786,000 after acquiring an additional 8,658 shares during the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its holdings in EQT by 495.2% in the second quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 128,060 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $7,468,000 after acquiring an additional 106,545 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in EQT by 20.1% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 106,473 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $6,210,000 after acquiring an additional 17,839 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crescent Grove Advisors LLC bought a new position in EQT in the second quarter valued at about $273,000. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

EQT Company Profile

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services.

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