Equitable (EQH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equitable Holdings, Inc. is a financial services company that provides retirement, protection and investment management solutions to individuals, businesses and institutions. Its businesses operate primarily in the United States and serve clients through financial professionals, employer-sponsored retirement plans and institutional relationships.

Through its Equitable business, the company offers life insurance, annuities, individual retirement products and employee benefits. Its offerings are designed to help customers accumulate and protect assets, generate retirement income and address long-term financial planning needs. Equitable also provides financial planning, wealth management and investment advisory services through its distribution and advisor networks.

Equitable Holdings also owns a majority interest in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., a global investment management firm serving institutional and retail investors. AllianceBernstein provides investment research, portfolio management and related advisory services across equities, fixed income, alternatives and multi-asset strategies.

The company traces its origins to The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, founded in 1859. It was formerly part of AXA and became an independent, publicly traded company in 2018. Equitable Holdings is headquartered in New York and is led by Mark Pearson, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.10 to $54.31
• 50-Day Range: $48.26 to $54.45
• 52-Week Range: $35.19 to $55.22
• Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.26%
• Price Target: $63.18
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Equitable Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equitable scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 43rd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Equitable has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Equitable has a consensus price target of $63.18, representing about 18.8% upside from its current price of $53.18.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equitable has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equitable are expected to grow by 23.89% in the coming year, from $7.20 to $8.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equitable is -16.07, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equitable is -16.07, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Equitable has a PEG Ratio of 0.52. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equitable has a P/B Ratio of 38.26. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of Equitable has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equitable has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equitable has recently decreased by 16.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Equitable pays a meaningful dividend of 2.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equitable has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equitable will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.45% next year. This indicates that Equitable will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

Equitable has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Equitable this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for EQH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Equitable to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equitable insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,658,629.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Equitable is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.70% of the stock of Equitable is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/10 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/10 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQH
• CIK: 1333986
• Web: www.equitable.com
• Phone: (212) 554-1234
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: 1859

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equitable: $63.18
• High Price Target: $68.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.31)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.39
• P/E Growth: 0.52
• Net Income: -$1.38 billion
• Net Margins: -8.72%
• Pretax Margin: -5.75%
• Return on Equity: 511.35%
• Return on Assets: 0.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.75
• Current Ratio: 0.15
• Quick Ratio: 0.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $9.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.47
• Book Value: $1.39 per share
• Price / Book: 38.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 273,040,000
• Free Float: 270,305,000
• Market Cap: $14.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10