Q1 Earnings Estimate for EQT Issued By Capital One Financial

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Capital One Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of EQT in a report released on Monday, March 3rd. Capital One Financial analyst B. Velie now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for EQT’s FY2026 earnings at $5.17 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 4.35% and a net margin of 4.37%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on EQT from $45.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Citigroup raised their price target on EQT from $44.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of EQT from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $41.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, StockNews.com raised EQT to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, EQT has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $52.44.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EQT opened at $46.15 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $27.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 115.37, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.08. EQT has a 1-year low of $30.02 and a 1-year high of $56.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new stake in EQT in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of EQT by 184.7% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 891 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of EQT during the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Financial Avengers Inc. increased its holdings in EQT by 100.8% during the third quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. now owns 1,004 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 504 shares during the period. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. raised its stake in EQT by 47.7% in the fourth quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 960 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a dividend of $0.1575 per share. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. EQT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 157.50%.

About EQT

EQT Corporation operates as a natural gas production company in the United States. The company sells natural gas and natural gas liquids to marketers, utilities, and industrial customers through pipelines located in the Appalachian Basin. It also offers marketing services and contractual pipeline capacity management services.