Roth Capital Has Bullish Estimate for EQT Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for EQT to $0.60 per share, reflecting a positive outlook for the oil and gas producer.
• EQT last reported a $0.45 EPS for the prior quarter, which was below the consensus estimate, indicating challenges in meeting market expectations.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $0.165 per share, highlighting ongoing shareholder returns amidst fluctuating stock performance.

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for EQT in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.55. Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $57.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for EQT's current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for EQT's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of EQT from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of EQT from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of EQT from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of EQT in a report on Tuesday. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $63.50.

EQT Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of NYSE:EQT opened at $53.17 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $33.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.74, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.50. EQT has a fifty-two week low of $35.44 and a fifty-two week high of $61.02. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $52.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

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

EQT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 5th. This is an increase from EQT's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. EQT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.05%.

Insider Transactions at EQT

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the first quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its position in shares of EQT by 36.3% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 205,679 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $10,989,000 after buying an additional 54,779 shares during the last quarter. Kingsman Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,284,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of EQT by 7.0% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,661 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 434 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Philadelphia Trust Co. raised its position in shares of EQT by 665.8% in the first quarter. Philadelphia Trust Co. now owns 54,371 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,905,000 after buying an additional 47,271 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company's stock.

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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