What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for EQT FY2025 Earnings?

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of EQT in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $2.72 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during 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%.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on EQT. StockNews.com raised shares of EQT from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on EQT from $53.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Stephens upgraded EQT from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $41.00 to $59.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on EQT from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on EQT from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $55.11.

EQT Stock Down 1.2 %

EQT opened at $52.30 on Thursday. EQT has a 1 year low of $30.02 and a 1 year high of $56.66. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $51.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.51 and a current ratio of 0.70. The company has a market cap of $31.24 billion, a PE ratio of 130.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.12.

EQT Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were issued a $0.1575 dividend. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. EQT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 157.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in EQT during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in EQT by 184.7% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 891 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in EQT in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Financial Avengers Inc. boosted 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 worth $37,000 after buying an additional 504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 47.7% during the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 310 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Company Profile

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.