Should I buy or sell Equinor ASA stock right now?

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equinor ASA in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" EQNR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EQNR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View EQNR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

How have EQNR shares performed in 2023?

Equinor ASA's stock was trading at $35.81 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, EQNR shares have decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $31.71. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting Equinor ASA?

Equinor ASA saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,300,000 shares, a decline of 5.9% from the October 31st total of 7,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,480,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Equinor ASA's Short Interest .

When is Equinor ASA's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 14th 2024. View our EQNR earnings forecast .

How were Equinor ASA's earnings last quarter?

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 27th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $26.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.12 billion. Equinor ASA had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.26% and a net margin of 15.28%.

How often does Equinor ASA pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equinor ASA?

Equinor ASA announced a -- dividend on Tuesday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share on Tuesday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous -- dividend of $0.60. Read our dividend analysis for EQNR .

Is Equinor ASA a good dividend stock?

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.18%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 18.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, EQNR will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.17% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for EQNR .

What ETFs hold Equinor ASA's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) stock in their portfolio include Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF (ICOW) , Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF (DFRA) , Constrained Capital ESG Orphans ETF (ORFN) , Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (NDIV) , FCF International Quality ETF (TTAI) , Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (IDVO) , First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) and UPAR Ultra Risk Parity ETF (UPAR) .

What is Eldar Sætre's approval rating as Equinor ASA's CEO?

131 employees have rated Equinor ASA Chief Executive Officer Eldar Sætre on Glassdoor.com . Eldar Sætre has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equinor ASA own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equinor ASA investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO) , Boeing (BA) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) , NVIDIA (NVDA) , Pfizer (PFE) , AT&T (T) , Chevron (CVX) , Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Verizon Communications (VZ) .

Who are Equinor ASA's major shareholders?

Equinor ASA's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (0.33%), Earnest Partners LLC (0.12%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.09%), Morgan Stanley (0.07%), Todd Asset Management LLC (0.06%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.05%).

How do I buy shares of Equinor ASA?

Shares of EQNR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Equinor ASA Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:EQNR)

$31.71

-0.16 (-0.50%)

(As of 12/1/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $31.56
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$32.04
50-Day Range: $30.80
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$34.73
52-Week Range: $25.23
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$38.00

Volume: 3.18 million shs
Average Volume: 2.37 million shs
Market Capitalization: $99.00 billion

P/E Ratio: 5.72
Dividend Yield: 3.22%
Price Target: N/A

Equinor ASA MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.25% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.34
Based on 13 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.20%
From $4.05 to $4.22 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.18 out of 5 stars

Oils/Energy Sector

127th out of 230 stocks

Petroleum Refining Industry

10th out of 17 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Equinor ASA.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.25% of the float of Equinor ASA has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Equinor ASA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Equinor ASA has recently decreased by 5.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Equinor ASA pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Equinor ASA has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Equinor ASA is 18.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Equinor ASA will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.17% next year. This indicates that Equinor ASA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for EQNR.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Equinor ASA has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Equinor ASA this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 14 people have searched for EQNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 5 people have added Equinor ASA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Equinor ASA insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.01% of the stock of Equinor ASA is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 5.38% of the stock of Equinor ASA is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Equinor ASA are expected to grow by 4.20% in the coming year, from $4.05 to $4.22 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 5.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.91.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Equinor ASA is 5.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 17.37.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Equinor ASA has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Equinor ASA has a P/B Ratio of 2.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Equinor ASA Stock (NYSE:EQNR)

Equinor ASA, an energy company, engages in the exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing of petroleum and other forms of energy in Norway and internationally. It operates through Exploration & Production Norway; Exploration & Production International; Exploration & Production USA; Marketing, Midstream & Processing; Renewables; and Other segments. The company also transports, processes, manufactures, markets, and trades in oil and gas commodities, such as crude and condensate products, gas liquids, natural gas, and liquefied natural gas; markets and trades in power and emissions; operates refineries, terminals and processing, and power plants; and develops low carbon solutions for oil and gas. In addition, it develops carbon capture and storage projects; provides transportation solutions, including pipelines, shipping, trucking, and rail; and develops and explores for renewable energy, such as offshore wind, green hydrogen, and solar power. The company was formerly known as Statoil ASA and changed its name to Equinor ASA in May 2018. Equinor ASA was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

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EQNR Stock News Headlines

December 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Equinor (EQNR) Scores Deal to Divest Its Nigeria Business

December 1, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) Stock Rating Lowered by Jefferies Financial Group

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November 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 2-Equinor sells Nigeria business to Chappal Energies

November 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) Lowered to "Hold" at StockNews.com

November 27, 2023 | msn.com

Equinor ASA - ADR (EQNR) Price Target Increased by 6.87% to 34.70

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Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) Shares Gap Up to $32.20

November 24, 2023 | stocknews.com

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November 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

November 22, 2023 | msn.com

US Approves New Offshore Wind Project Offshore New York And New Jersey: Details

November 22, 2023 | msn.com

BP, Equinor's Empire Wind Receives US Administration Approval

November 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Politicians waking up to higher-cost offshore wind power, Equinor says

November 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Equinor (EQNR) Renews Rig Contract for North Sea Project

November 21, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Equinor ASA: Announcement of cash dividend per share in NOK for second quarter 2023

November 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

New York's South Fork offshore wind project installs first of 12 turbines

November 19, 2023 | nz.finance.yahoo.com

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November 14, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

Why We Just Bought More Shares Of Equinor

November 14, 2023 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Activists disrupt energy conference in protest over Rosebank oil field approval

November 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Equinor ASA: Ex dividend 2q23 today

November 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds

November 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Ship shortage dealt death blow to Orsted's NJ offshore wind hopes

November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 2-U.S. offshore wind sector 'fundamentally broken' - BP exec

October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

UPDATE 1-BP assessing New York wind projects after $540 mln writedown, CEO says

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 10/27/2023
Ex-Dividend for 11/28 Dividend: 11/14/2023
Dividend Payable: 11/28/2023
Today: 12/02/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/14/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Petroleum refining
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Oils/Energy
Current Symbol: NYSE:EQNR
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1140625
Web: www.equinor.com
Phone: (475) 199-0000
Fax: 011-47-5199-0050
Employees: 21,936
Year Founded: 1972

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.54
Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.72
Forward P/E Ratio: 7.83
P/E Growth: 1.06
Net Income: $28.75 billion
Net Margins: 15.28%
Pretax Margin: 38.26%
Return on Equity: 27.26%
Return on Assets: 9.69%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
Current Ratio: 1.80
Quick Ratio: 1.66

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $150.81 billion
Price / Sales: 0.66
Cash Flow: $9.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 3.42
Book Value: $15.61 per share
Price / Book: 2.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 3,121,940,000
Free Float: 3,121,630,000
Market Cap: $99.00 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.91

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Key Executives

Mr. Anders Opedal (Age 55)
President & CEO
Comp: $1.74M
Mr. Torgrim Reitan (Age 54)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $210k
Ms. Hege Skryseth (Age 56)
Executive Vice President of Technology, Digital & Innovation
Comp: $387k
Ms. Siv Helen Rygh Torstensen (Age 53)
Executive Vice President of Legal & Compliance (LEG)
Comp: $602k
Mr. Jannik Lindbaek Jr. (Age 58)
Executive Vice President for Communication
Comp: $469k
Ms. Irene Rummelhoff (Age 56)
Executive Vice President of Marketing, Midstream & Processing
Comp: $825k
Mr. Aksel Stenerud (Age 60)
Executive Vice President for the People & Organization
Comp: $502k
Mr. Kjetil Hove (Age 58)
Executive Vice President of Exploration & Production Norway
Comp: $913k
Mr. Pal Eitrheim (Age 52)
Executive Vice President of Renewables (REN)
Comp: $687k
Ms. Jannicke Nilsson (Age 58)
Executive Vice President of Safety, Security & Sustainability (SSU)
Comp: $734k

Key Competitors

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Institutional Ownership

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EQNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Equinor ASA stock right now?: 13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equinor ASA in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" EQNR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EQNR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View EQNR analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
How have EQNR shares performed in 2023?: Equinor ASA's stock was trading at $35.81 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, EQNR shares have decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $31.71.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting Equinor ASA?: Equinor ASA saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,300,000 shares, a decline of 5.9% from the October 31st total of 7,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,480,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
View Equinor ASA's Short Interest.
When is Equinor ASA's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 14th 2024.
View our EQNR earnings forecast.
How were Equinor ASA's earnings last quarter?: Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 27th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $26.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.12 billion. Equinor ASA had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.26% and a net margin of 15.28%.
How often does Equinor ASA pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equinor ASA?: Equinor ASA announced a -- dividend on Tuesday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share on Tuesday, November 28th. This represents a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous -- dividend of $0.60.
Read our dividend analysis for EQNR.

Is Equinor ASA a good dividend stock?: Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.18%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 18.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, EQNR will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.17% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for EQNR.
What ETFs hold Equinor ASA's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) stock in their portfolio include Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF (ICOW), Donoghue Forlines Yield Enhanced Real Asset ETF (DFRA), Constrained Capital ESG Orphans ETF (ORFN), Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (NDIV), FCF International Quality ETF (TTAI), Amplify International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF (IDVO), First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) and UPAR Ultra Risk Parity ETF (UPAR).
What is Eldar Sætre's approval rating as Equinor ASA's CEO?: 131 employees have rated Equinor ASA Chief Executive Officer Eldar Sætre on Glassdoor.com. Eldar Sætre has an approval rating of 70% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of Equinor ASA own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equinor ASA investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Boeing (BA), Walt Disney (DIS), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Chevron (CVX), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Verizon Communications (VZ).
Who are Equinor ASA's major shareholders?: Equinor ASA's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (0.33%), Earnest Partners LLC (0.12%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.09%), Morgan Stanley (0.07%), Todd Asset Management LLC (0.06%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.05%).
How do I buy shares of Equinor ASA?: Shares of EQNR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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