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 researchers at Capital One Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EQT in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 27th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.45 earnings per share 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 net margin of 15.87% and a return on equity of 6.24%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.08) earnings per share.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on EQT. Scotiabank lifted their target price on EQT from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $70.00 target price (up from $60.00) on shares of EQT in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of EQT in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Roth Capital downgraded EQT from a "strong-buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $75.00 to $57.00 in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on EQT from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $62.14.

EQT Stock Down 0.6%

EQT stock traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $51.51. The company had a trading volume of 4,959,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,322,149. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.71 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $53.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.06. The company has a market capitalization of $32.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.84, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 0.58. EQT has a 52 week low of $31.45 and a 52 week high of $61.02.

Institutional Trading of EQT

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in EQT by 133.3% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 875 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in EQT by 39.4% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its holdings in EQT by 495.2% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in EQT by 20.1% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Crescent Grove Advisors LLC acquired a new position in EQT in the 2nd quarter valued at $273,000. 90.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at EQT

In related news, EVP Sarah Fenton sold 12,438 shares of EQT stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.94, for a total transaction of $646,029.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 13,297 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $690,646.18. This trade represents a 48.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of EQT stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was 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. Company insiders own 0.65% of the company's stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 6th were issued a dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 6th. EQT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.05%.

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.