Analysts Offer Predictions for Equinor ASA FY2026 Earnings

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a research note issued on Friday, June 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $4.98 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.82. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s FY2027 earnings at $4.11 EPS.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $28.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $28.73 billion. Equinor ASA had a return on equity of 20.01% and a net margin of 5.30%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 25th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Pareto Securities lowered shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.20.

Equinor ASA Stock Performance

Shares of EQNR opened at $37.49 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $38.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.46. Equinor ASA has a 52-week low of $22.26 and a 52-week high of $43.46. The firm has a market cap of $110.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.20, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equinor ASA

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 14,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after acquiring an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 37,331 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,000 after acquiring an additional 428 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 39,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $952,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 54,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after acquiring an additional 472 shares during the last quarter. 5.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Equinor ASA’s payout ratio is 58.72%.

About Equinor ASA

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.