EQT (EQT) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover EQT?

EQT has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , Citigroup , Freedom Capital , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Morgan Stanley , Sanford C. Bernstein , Stephens , The Goldman Sachs Group , Truist Financial , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

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EQT - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
7

Buy
20

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for EQT in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 27 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, 18 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for EQT.

Consensus Price Target

$68.10
21.88% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for EQT, the average price target is $68.10. The highest price target for EQT is $79.00, while the lowest price target for EQT is $55.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 21.88% from the current price of $55.87.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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EQT Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/3/25 to 9/3/26	1 Month Ago 8/4/25 to 8/4/26	3 Months Ago 6/5/25 to 6/5/26	1 Year Ago 9/3/24 to 9/3/25
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$68.10	$68.08	$68.83	$62.05
Forecasted Upside	21.88% Upside	29.00% Upside	28.02% Upside	20.49% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

EQT Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

EQT Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

EQT Stock vs. The Competition

Type	EQT	Energy Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.81	2.42	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	22.05% Upside	31.50% Upside	14.20% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent EQT News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/27/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/19/2026	Morgan Stanley 4 of 5 stars	Devin McDermott 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $67.00	+24.99%
8/17/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Betty Jiang 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $68.00	+24.92%
7/30/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)
7/30/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/28/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Gruber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$70.00 ➝ $67.00	+30.41%
7/22/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Scialla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$71.00 ➝ $72.00	+39.24%
7/8/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Josh Silverstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$74.00 ➝ $73.00	+42.67%
7/1/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lloyd Byrne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$77.00 ➝ $75.00	+43.10%
6/30/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
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6/30/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$65.00 ➝ $63.00	+19.42%
6/24/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gabe Daoud Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$74.00 ➝ $65.00	+24.88%
6/23/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arun Jayaram Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$72.00 ➝ $68.00	+32.70%
5/13/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Phillip Jungwirth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$76.00 ➝ $70.00	+25.81%
4/28/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$64.00 ➝ $68.00	+14.07%
4/23/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Sam Margolin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $79.00	+34.53%
4/15/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Hanold Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$69.00	+22.15%
4/14/2026	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral
4/6/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$64.00 ➝ $69.00	+15.70%
4/6/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$60.00 ➝ $70.00	+17.38%
3/5/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Lear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$50.00 ➝ $55.00	-11.33%
2/20/2026	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong-Buy
2/20/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Hodges Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$65.00 ➝ $70.00	+16.27%
1/26/2026	Siebert Williams Shank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$59.00 ➝ $62.00	+11.24%
1/21/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Cameron Bean Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform	$67.00 ➝ $63.00	+18.78%
12/12/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nitin Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$60.00 ➝ $68.00	+21.10%
10/14/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Neal Dingmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
8/22/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Doug Leggate Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$63.00 ➝ $80.00	+53.63%
8/20/2025	Melius Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$64.00	+26.72%

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Should I Buy EQT Stock? EQT Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these EQT pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

EQT
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in EQT Co.:

The stock is currently trading at $55.65, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $68.10 set by analysts, suggesting substantial upside potential for investors who align with the "Moderate Buy" consensus rating.
EQT Co. offers a defensive investment profile with a beta of 0.58, meaning the stock tends to be less volatile than the broader market, which can help stabilize a portfolio during periods of market uncertainty.
The company provides a consistent income stream through its dividend, which has a yield of 1.22% and a low payout ratio of 15.31%, indicating that the company retains the majority of its earnings for reinvestment while still rewarding shareholders.
Institutional interest remains strong, with 90.81% of the stock owned by institutional investors and hedge funds, and recent filings show new positions being opened by firms like Corient Private Wealth LP and Moore Capital Management LP in the second quarter.
The company maintains a conservative balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, which provides financial flexibility and reduces the risk of financial distress compared to more heavily leveraged peers in the energy sector.

EQT
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in EQT Co. for these reasons:

Recent earnings results have been disappointing, with the company reporting $0.39 in earnings per share for the most recent quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41, and revenue declining by 29.2% compared to the same period last year.
There is significant insider selling activity, with CEO Toby Z. Rice selling 175,328 shares in August 2026 and other executives like Sarah Fenton and Todd James also reducing their holdings, which may signal a lack of confidence in the near-term outlook.
The stock is trading below its 200-day simple moving average of $56.40, indicating that the long-term trend is currently bearish and that the stock may be underperforming relative to its historical average.
Some analysts have recently downgraded their outlook, with Weiss Ratings lowering its rating from "buy" to "hold" and Wall Street Zen downgrading the stock to "sell," reflecting concerns about the company's future performance.
The company's liquidity position is somewhat weak, with a current ratio of 0.67, which means its current liabilities exceed its current assets, potentially limiting its ability to cover short-term obligations without accessing external financing.

EQT Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for EQT is $68.10, with a high forecast of $79.00 and a low forecast of $55.00.

27 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for EQT in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" EQT shares.

According to analysts, EQT's stock has a predicted upside of 21.88% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, EQT's stock had 3 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.

EQT has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, Freedom Capital, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stephens, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like EQT more than other "energy" companies. The consensus rating for EQT is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "energy" companies is Hold. Learn more on how EQT compares to other companies.

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EQT (EQT) Stock Forecast & Price Target