KBW Maintains Buy Rating on Equitable Holdings with $64 Price Target

Equitable Holdings (EQH) received a Buy rating from KBW analyst Ryan Krueger with a $64.00 price target. The company's shares opened at $47.00. Krueger has a 67.72% success rate and an average return of 11.9% on recommended stocks. The analyst consensus on EQH is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $66.89, a 42.32% upside from current levels.

Equitable Holdings (EQH), one of America's oldest financial institutions, reported its Q2 2025 earnings, which missed Wall Street’s expectations. The company's revenue fell 34.7% year-on-year to $2.36 billion, and its non-GAAP profit of $1.10 per share was 15.4% below analysts' consensus estimates [1].

The company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Pearson, attributed the underperformance primarily to elevated mortality in the Individual Life block. However, he highlighted strong organic growth momentum in Retirement and Wealth Management, with net flows of $1.9 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively. Additionally, the company closed a significant reinsurance transaction with RGA, creating over $2 billion in value and reducing exposure to future mortality claims by 75% [1].

Despite the disappointing Q2 results, analysts remain optimistic about Equitable Holdings. KBW analyst Ryan Krueger gave the company a Buy rating with a $64.00 price target. The analyst consensus on EQH is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $66.89, indicating a 42.32% upside from current levels [1].

Equitable Holdings' shares opened at $47.00 after the report, trading down 1.8% to $50 immediately after the announcement. The company's market capitalization stands at $15.38 billion [1].

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[1] https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/stockstory-2025-8-5-equitable-holdings-nyseeqh-reports-sales-below-analyst-estimates-in-q2-earnings