J.P. Morgan Maintains Buy Rating on EQT with $64 Price Target

J.P. Morgan analyst Arun Jayaram maintains a Buy rating on EQT with a $64.00 price target. The company has a Strong Buy analyst consensus and a price target consensus of $64.38, a 19.16% upside from current levels. Corporate insider sentiment is negative with 69 insiders selling shares over the past quarter.

In the latest quarter, EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) has seen a mix of analyst sentiment and significant changes in institutional shareholder activity. J.P. Morgan analyst Arun Jayaram maintains a Buy rating on EQT with a $64.00 price target, aligning with the company's Strong Buy analyst consensus and a price target consensus of $64.38, representing a 19.16% upside from current levels [1].

Corporate insider sentiment, however, remains negative with 69 insiders selling shares over the past quarter, suggesting a cautious outlook among insiders [1]. Despite this, institutional investors have made notable changes to their positions in EQT. Oak Thistle LLC reduced its stake by 72.4%, selling 20,393 shares and leaving it with 7,789 shares, valued at $416,000 [1]. Riposte Capital LLC also significantly reduced its holdings by 77.2%, dropping from 635,000 shares to 145,000 shares, making EQT only 1.4% of its investment portfolio [2].

University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. increased its position by 47.7%, acquiring 310 additional shares, and Colonial Trust Co SC grew its holdings by 255.5%, acquiring 1,022 additional shares [1, 2]. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc., Altshuler Shaham Ltd., and Capital A Wealth Management LLC also initiated new positions in EQT during the fourth quarter [1, 2].

EQT Corporation reported earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, missing analysts' estimates of $0.52, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1575 per share, payable on September 2nd, with an annualized yield of 1.21% [1, 2]. The company's market capitalization stands at $32.59 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.23 and a beta of 0.65 [1].

Analysts predict that EQT Corporation will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year, with a 1-year low of $30.02 and a 1-year high of $61.02 [1]. The firm has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.57 [1].

References:
[1] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-oak-thistle-llc-sells-20393-shares-of-eqt-corporation-nyseeqt-2025-07-26/
[2] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-eqt-corporation-nyseeqt-shares-sold-by-riposte-capital-llc-2025-07-25/