Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Equinor ASA Raised by Analyst (NYSE:EQNR)

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a report released on Thursday, June 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $3.55 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.18. Equinor ASA had a net margin of 9.30% and a return on equity of 19.67%. The company had revenue of $25.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $25.03 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Equinor ASA in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. StockNews.com raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.25.

Equinor ASA Price Performance

Shares of Equinor ASA stock opened at $27.52 on Monday. Equinor ASA has a 52-week low of $24.44 and a 52-week high of $34.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.85 and a 200-day moving average of $28.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 1.88.

Equinor ASA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 16th were paid a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 15th. Equinor ASA’s payout ratio is 35.60%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equinor ASA

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of EQNR. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Equinor ASA during the 4th quarter valued at about $840,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,774,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,974,000 after acquiring an additional 134,688 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Equinor ASA during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,541,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 25.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 694,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,983,000 after acquiring an additional 139,952 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 39.3% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,045,722 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,105,000 after acquiring an additional 295,162 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 5.51% of the company’s stock.

About Equinor ASA

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.