Q3 Earnings Estimate for EQT Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for EQT Corporation from $0.35 to $0.37, reflecting increased optimism about the company's future performance.
• EQT recently reported a quarterly EPS of $0.45, which was below the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.52, and the company's revenue was $1.60 billion, falling short of the expected $1.78 billion.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, marking a slight increase from the previous dividend of $0.16, highlighting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for EQT in a report released on Thursday, October 16th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.35. The consensus estimate for EQT's current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT's FY2025 earnings at $2.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Melius Research started coverage on EQT in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $64.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group lifted their target price on EQT from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of EQT in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on EQT from $64.00 to $62.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Roth Capital cut EQT from a "strong-buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $75.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Seventeen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, EQT has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $63.50.

EQT Stock Performance

EQT stock opened at $53.17 on Friday. EQT has a 12-month low of $35.44 and a 12-month high of $61.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The business's 50-day moving average price is $52.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.51. The stock has a market cap of $33.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.74, a P/E/G ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.50.

EQT Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 5th. This is a positive change from EQT's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. EQT's payout ratio is 34.05%.

Insider Transactions at EQT

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 48.4% in the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 133.3% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 875 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of EQT by 38.1% in the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,026 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the period. 90.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About EQT

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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