Whittier Trust Co. Grows Stock Position in EQT Corporation $EQT

Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 587,172 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,232 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in EQT were worth $31,361,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EQT. Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of EQT by 95.6% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 573 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of EQT by 186.4% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,266 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 824 shares in the last quarter. City Holding Co. raised its position in shares of EQT by 1,708.5% in the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,483 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of EQT in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $94,000. 90.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Sarah Fenton sold 4,876 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.49, for a total transaction of $314,453.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 52,953 shares in the company, valued at $3,414,938.97. This represents a 8.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lesley Evancho sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.69, for a total value of $1,213,800.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 184,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,203,798.83. The trade was a 9.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 61,158 shares of company stock worth $3,742,983 in the last three months. 0.72% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EQT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore upped their target price on EQT from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on EQT in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $74.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on EQT from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Citigroup lowered EQT from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Capital One Financial upped their target price on EQT from $58.00 to $64.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.46.

Key Headlines Impacting EQT

Here are the key news stories impacting EQT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs retains a “Buy” on EQT, supporting demand despite a trimmed price target to $65 — keeps institutional buying interest. Goldman Sachs keeps Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholders approved an expanded long‑term incentive plan, which can align management and investor interests and reduce governance uncertainty. LTIP Approval
• Positive Sentiment: EQT has restarted the sale process for contact‑lens maker Ginko with expectations of at least $1 billion — a potential near‑term cash inflow that could bolster the balance sheet or fund buybacks/debt reduction. Ginko sale restarted
• Neutral Sentiment: EQT publicly confirmed it made a takeover approach for UK testing firm Intertek that Intertek described as “undervalued” and has rejected — signals EQT is active in M&A but the approach failed for now. Intertek rejects EQT bid
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital left EQT at a “Sector Perform/Hold” rating — a neutral institutional view that may limit large bullish flows. RBC Hold
• Negative Sentiment: EQT expects roughly a $238 million derivatives loss for Q1 2026, which is a material headwind to reported results and could pressure near‑term earnings. Derivatives loss guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst moves are mixed-to-cautious: Citigroup downgraded EQT to Hold and Sanford C. Bernstein trimmed its price target to $69 — these moves reduce some upside momentum from buyside coverage. Analyst target changes

EQT Price Performance

Shares of EQT opened at $58.46 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $36.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $61.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.76. EQT Corporation has a 12 month low of $47.14 and a 12 month high of $68.24.

EQT (NYSE:EQT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.13 billion. EQT had a return on equity of 7.25% and a net margin of 23.59%.The firm’s revenue was up 24.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.69 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that EQT Corporation will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

EQT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 6th. EQT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 19.94%.

About EQT

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.