FY2026 EPS Estimates for Equinor ASA Lowered by Analyst

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.11 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.13. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $34.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $34.03 billion. Equinor ASA had a net margin of 7.92% and a return on equity of 23.60%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EQNR. DZ Bank raised Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Equinor ASA from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Equinor ASA from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Equinor ASA has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.20.

Equinor ASA Stock Up 5.3%

Shares of EQNR stock opened at $40.98 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.10. Equinor ASA has a one year low of $22.26 and a one year high of $43.46. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $36.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.22. The company has a market capitalization of $97.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.17, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.04.

Institutional Trading of Equinor ASA

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. DJE Kapital AG purchased a new position in Equinor ASA in the first quarter valued at about $2,913,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equinor ASA in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,734,000. Gibbs Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Equinor ASA in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,189,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Equinor ASA by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 125,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,955,000 after acquiring an additional 34,757 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new stake in Equinor ASA during the first quarter valued at approximately $8,582,000. Institutional investors own 5.51% of the company’s stock.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 25th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.88%.

Equinor ASA Company Profile

Equinor ASA (NYSE: EQNR) is a Norway-based integrated energy company headquartered in Stavanger. Historically established as Statoil in the 1970s to develop Norway’s petroleum resources, the company changed its name to Equinor in 2018 to reflect a strategic shift toward a broader energy portfolio. Equinor’s operations span the full upstream value chain, including exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas, alongside trading and marketing activities that support its global commercial operations.

In recent years Equinor has pursued a transition strategy that combines continued development of conventional oil and gas resources with growing investments in low‑carbon energy.