Roth Capital Weighs in on EQT’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:EQT)

EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of EQT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. Roth Capital analyst L. Mariani now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.79. 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on EQT. Scotiabank upped their price target on EQT from $68.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Melius Research started coverage on EQT in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $64.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lowered their price objective on EQT from $68.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on EQT from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of EQT from $68.00 to $66.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, EQT presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.52.

EQT Stock Performance

EQT stock opened at $53.68 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $52.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.73. EQT has a 1-year low of $35.44 and a 1-year high of $61.02. The firm has a market cap of $33.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.50.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.75 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.78 billion. EQT had a net margin of 22.59% and a return on equity of 6.88%. The company’s revenue was up 52.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.12 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EQT

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in EQT by 14.1% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,582 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 196 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of EQT by 2.6% in 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 acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of EQT by 3.9% in the first quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,783 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in EQT by 48.4% during the first quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 693 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lewis Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of EQT by 1.2% during the first quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 20,585 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. 90.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at EQT

In other news, Director Vicky A. Bailey sold 4,259 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.56, for a total transaction of $219,594.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

EQT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 5th will be given a $0.165 dividend. This is an increase from EQT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 5th. EQT’s payout ratio is presently 21.58%.

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.