Equinox Gold (EQX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equinox Gold Corp. is a mining company focused on the acquisition, development and operation of gold properties in the Americas. The company produces gold doré and related byproducts from its portfolio of open-pit and underground mining operations, while also advancing development and expansion projects intended to increase production.

Equinox Gold’s assets have included operations in the United States, Mexico and Brazil, as well as the Greenstone mine in Ontario, Canada. Its portfolio has included the Mesquite and Castle Mountain properties in California; the Los Filos complex in Guerrero, Mexico; and the Aurizona, Fazenda and Santa Luz mines in Brazil. The company also evaluates exploration opportunities and operational improvements across its properties.

Equinox Gold was formed in 2017 and expanded through acquisitions, including its combination with Leagold Mining Corporation in 2020. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Greg Smith serves as chief executive officer, while Ross Beaty, a co-founder and prominent figure in the company’s history, serves as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.29 to $12.65
• 50-Day Range: $8.62 to $13.98
• 52-Week Range: $8.48 to $18.96
• Volume: 10.80 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.94
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: $13.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Equinox Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equinox Gold scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Equinox Gold has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Equinox Gold is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equinox Gold has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equinox Gold are expected to grow by 19.09% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equinox Gold is 12.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equinox Gold is 12.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.17.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equinox Gold has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.87% of the float of Equinox Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equinox Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.17, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equinox Gold has recently decreased by 8.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Equinox Gold has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equinox Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equinox Gold is 16.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Equinox Gold will have a dividend payout ratio of 6.87% next year. This indicates that Equinox Gold will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.63

News Sentiment

Equinox Gold has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Equinox Gold this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for EQX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -61% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Equinox Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equinox Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.35% of the stock of Equinox Gold is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

38.85% of the stock of Equinox Gold is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Gold
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:EQX
• CIK: 1756607
• Web: www.equinoxgold.com
• Phone: (604) 558-0560
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,219
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equinox Gold: $13.00
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $221.47 million
• Net Margins: 26.30%
• Pretax Margin: 26.13%
• Return on Equity: 10.91%
• Return on Assets: 6.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 1.33
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.97
• Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.80
• Book Value: $7.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,167,460,000
• Free Float: 1,069,977,000
• Market Cap: $14.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.32