Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for EQT

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its earnings estimates for EQT's Q3 2025 from $0.58 to $0.56 EPS, while the full-year earnings estimate remains at $3.27 EPS.
• Bank of America and Citigroup have recently raised their target prices for EQT's shares, indicating a positive outlook despite other analysts adjusting ratings downward.
• EQT announced a quarterly dividend of $0.1575 per share, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 1.2%, with a payout ratio of 34.05%.

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of EQT in a report issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for EQT's current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT's Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.08 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on EQT. 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 report on Friday, August 22nd. Wolfe Research boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $71.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Roth Capital cut shares of EQT from a "strong-buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the company from $75.00 to $57.00 in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Mizuho decreased their price target on shares of EQT from $66.00 to $60.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 15th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $63.50.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of EQT stock opened at $53.70 on Tuesday. EQT has a twelve month low of $35.44 and a twelve 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.50.

EQT (NYSE:EQT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). EQT had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 15.87%.The business had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.08) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in EQT by 14.1% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $85,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its position in EQT by 2.6% during the first quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 8,281 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $416,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of EQT by 3.9% in the first quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,783 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in EQT by 48.4% in the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lewis Asset Management LLC lifted its position in EQT by 1.2% during the first quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 20,585 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,100,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.81% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

EQT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th were given a $0.1575 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 6th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. EQT's payout ratio is 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.

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