Roth Capital Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for EQT

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) – Research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for EQT in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.55. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $57.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for EQT’s current full-year earnings is $3.27 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for EQT’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The oil and gas producer reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.07). EQT had a net margin of 15.87% and a return on equity of 6.24%. The company had revenue of $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.78 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.08) earnings per share.

EQT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $48.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of EQT from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of EQT from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of EQT from $63.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, William Blair initiated coverage on shares of EQT in a research report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.50.

EQT Price Performance

EQT stock opened at $53.17 on Friday. EQT has a 1 year low of $35.44 and a 1 year high of $61.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $52.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.51. The company has a market cap of $33.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.74, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of EQT in the first quarter valued at $35,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of EQT by 48.4% in the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in EQT in the second quarter valued at $41,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in EQT by 133.3% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 875 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in EQT by 38.1% in the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,026 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at EQT

In other news, EVP Sarah Fenton sold 12,438 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.94, for a total value of $646,029.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 13,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,646.18. This represents a 48.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total transaction of $219,594.04. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.65% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

EQT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 5th. This is an increase from EQT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. EQT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.05%.

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.