UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Has $140.50 Million Stock Holdings in EQT Corporation $EQT

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed its holdings in EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) by 17.2% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,642,468 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after selling 548,973 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in EQT were worth $140,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board increased its position in EQT by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 31,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,648,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of EQT by 3.0% in the second quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,774,084 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $94,328,000 after purchasing an additional 51,662 shares in the last quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. boosted its position in EQT by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Mufg Securities Americas Inc. now owns 18,839 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,002,000 after buying an additional 1,571 shares during the last quarter. Field & Main Bank acquired a new stake in shares of EQT in the 2nd quarter valued at $278,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of EQT by 41.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 22,565,479 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,199,807,000 after buying an additional 6,603,286 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.81% of the company’s stock.

EQT Price Performance

Shares of EQT opened at $55.65 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. EQT Corporation has a 1 year low of $47.94 and a 1 year high of $68.24. The stock has a market cap of $34.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.91 and a beta of 0.58. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $52.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.39.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The oil and gas producer reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.76 billion. EQT had a net margin of 28.44% and a return on equity of 9.31%. The business’s revenue was down 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that EQT Corporation will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current year.

EQT Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 5th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 5th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. EQT’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other EQT news, CEO Toby Z. Rice sold 175,328 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.03, for a total value of $9,648,299.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,157,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $118,747,310.95. This represents a 7.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 274,042 shares of company stock valued at $15,005,076 over the last ninety days. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

EQT News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting EQT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A reported LNG deal and second-quarter 2026 results helped reinforce expectations for EQT’s production and demand outlook. The combination of LNG-related commercial activity and operating performance appears to be the primary near-term catalyst supporting the stock. EQT Corp stock edges higher as LNG deal and Q2 2026 figures support
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its FY2028 EPS forecast for EQT to $4.58 from $4.50. It also made modest upward revisions to estimates for the first quarter of 2027, the third quarter of 2027 and the second quarter of 2028, suggesting some improvement in longer-term earnings expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained a “Hold” rating. Its current-year consensus EPS reference remains $3.96, indicating that the estimate revisions have not yet resulted in a more bullish overall analyst stance.
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports on EQT’s $3.2 billion combination with Coller Capital describe a transaction involving the global private-markets manager EQT AB, not the U.S. natural-gas producer EQT Corporation. The deal therefore appears unrelated to NYSE:EQT’s operating fundamentals, although the similar company names could create confusion. EQT completes $3.2bn combination with secondaries firm Coller Capital
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced its EPS forecasts for the fourth quarter of 2027 and the first quarter of 2028, partly offsetting the upward revisions elsewhere. These cuts point to uncertainty around the timing and strength of EQT’s future earnings recovery.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EQT has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group cut their price target on EQT from $74.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Freedom Capital upgraded EQT to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of EQT from $74.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of EQT from $70.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of EQT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, EQT currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.10.

EQT Profile

EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) is a U.S.-based energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of natural gas. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the company concentrates its upstream operations in the Appalachian Basin, producing from major shale formations including the Marcellus and Utica. EQT’s primary product is natural gas, with production activities supported by associated liquids and conventional gas assets where applicable.

In addition to drilling and well development, EQT operates and coordinates the infrastructure and commercial activities necessary to bring gas to market.