Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for EQT Q2 Earnings

EQT Co. (NYSE:EQT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EQT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EQT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of EQT from $51.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. UBS Group upgraded EQT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $54.00 to $64.00 in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on EQT from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Scotiabank downgraded shares of EQT from a “sector outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $54.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $58.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.94.

EQT Price Performance

EQT opened at $55.28 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $50.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.18. EQT has a 52-week low of $30.02 and a 52-week high of $56.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market cap of $33.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 138.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.59.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 4.35% and a net margin of 4.37%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EQT

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EQT. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of EQT by 22.7% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,042 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in EQT by 14.1% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in EQT by 26.6% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 976 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of EQT by 2.6% during the first quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 8,281 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $416,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Generali Investments Management Co LLC raised its position in shares of EQT by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Generali Investments Management Co LLC now owns 1,711 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the period. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

EQT Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be issued a $0.1575 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 7th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.14%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 110.53%.

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.