Q3 Earnings Forecast for EQT Issued By Capital One Financial

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has revised down its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for EQT from $0.63 to $0.61, while the full-year earnings estimate stands at $3.27 per share.
• EQT reported Q2 earnings of $0.45 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52, with revenues of $1.60 billion compared to expectations of $1.78 billion.
• Institutional investors hold 90.81% of EQT's stock, reflecting strong interest in the company's performance and potential.

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for EQT in a report issued on Friday, July 25th. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will earn $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. 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 $3.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $1.60 billion for 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 in the previous year, the company posted ($0.08) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on EQT. Mizuho upgraded EQT to an "outperform" rating and set a $66.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. TD Cowen upgraded EQT from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $54.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Roth Capital began coverage on EQT in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $69.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $70.00 price target (up previously from $60.00) on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $60.84.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of EQT stock opened at $52.22 on Monday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $56.38 and its 200-day moving average is $53.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.59 billion, a PE ratio of 28.23, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.65. EQT has a 52 week low of $30.02 and a 52 week high of $61.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EQT. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of EQT by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,143,774 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $606,059,000 after purchasing an additional 4,162,065 shares during the period. Slate Path Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the fourth quarter worth about $123,575,000. Castle Hook Partners LP raised its position in shares of EQT by 199.5% during the fourth quarter. Castle Hook Partners LP now owns 3,990,714 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $184,012,000 after purchasing an additional 2,658,375 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its position in shares of EQT by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 13,855,244 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $638,867,000 after purchasing an additional 2,433,632 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EQT during the first quarter worth about $120,252,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company's stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th will be given a dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 6th. EQT's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.05%.

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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