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In the latest session, EQT Corp (NYSE: EQT) closed at $49.90 up 2.97% from its previous closing price of $48.46. In other words, the price has increased by $2.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.91 million shares were traded. EQT stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $48.24.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of EQT Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 334.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 59.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.66.
On January 15, 2025, Bernstein Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $73.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on December 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $48 to $57.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’24 when KARAM THOMAS F sold 30,154 shares for $44.83 per share. The transaction valued at 1,351,804 led to the insider holds 201,608 shares of the business.
KARAM THOMAS F sold 15,768 shares of EQT for $708,772 on Dec 03 ’24. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $44.95 per share. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, Thomas F. Karam, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 35,000 shares for $44.58 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EQT now has a Market Capitalization of 29774534656 and an Enterprise Value of 43632660480. As of this moment, EQT’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 59.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.438 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.774.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EQT is 1.08, which has changed by 0.40960455 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.25219524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EQT has reached a high of $54.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $30.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.17%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EQT has traded an average of 7.89M shares per day and 9514370 over the past ten days. A total of 596.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 592.67M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.05% stake in the company. Shares short for EQT as of 1736899200 were 17978586 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1734048000 on 19332604. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17978586 and a Short% of Float of 3.64.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EQT is 0.63, from 0.63 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013000413The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.49. The current Payout Ratio is 14.40% for EQT, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-06 with an ex-dividend date of 1730851200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-11-13 when the company split stock in a 1837:1000 ratio.
