Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EQH – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and ten have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $57.75.
EQH has been the subject of several research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Equitable from $62.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Equitable from $45.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial upped their price target on Equitable from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Equitable from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $47.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Equitable from $66.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equitable
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equitable by 33.2% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 799 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Equitable by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its position in Equitable by 61.5% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Equitable by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 9,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Equitable by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.70% of the company’s stock.
Equitable Stock Down 3.7 %
Equitable stock opened at $49.55 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.46. Equitable has a fifty-two week low of $34.95 and a fifty-two week high of $56.00. The company has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.97 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.07, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 0.07.
Equitable (NYSE:EQH – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.65 by ($0.08). Equitable had a return on equity of 85.70% and a net margin of 10.51%. Equities research analysts expect that Equitable will post 7.33 earnings per share for the current year.
Equitable Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Equitable’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.13%.
About Equitable
Equitable Holdings, Inc, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates as a diversified financial services company worldwide. The company operates through six segments: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Investment Management and Research, Protection Solutions, Wealth Management, and Legacy.
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