Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for EQT Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for EQT in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 23rd. Zacks Research analyst D. Bhowal now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.29. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $1.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.63 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of EQT from $54.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 12th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of EQT in a report on Friday, September 13th. UBS Group lowered their price target on EQT from $38.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. Citigroup upgraded shares of EQT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $37.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of EQT from $36.00 to $32.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.18.

EQT Stock Performance

Shares of EQT opened at $37.48 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. EQT has a 12 month low of $30.02 and a 12 month high of $45.23. The company’s fifty day moving average is $34.87 and its 200-day moving average is $36.61. The firm has a market cap of $16.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.06.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EQT. Modera Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of EQT in the third quarter valued at $562,494,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in EQT by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 64,877,405 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,405,007,000 after acquiring an additional 11,993,729 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in EQT by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,865,664 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,885,590,000 after acquiring an additional 3,942,802 shares in the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP bought a new position in shares of EQT in the third quarter worth about $89,907,000. Finally, Merewether Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of EQT during the second quarter worth approximately $69,452,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.1575 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 6th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.68%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is 39.87%.

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.