Analysts Offer Predictions for Equinor ASA FY2026 Earnings

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a research note issued to investors 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 forecast 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $28.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $28.73 billion. Equinor ASA had a return on equity of 20.01% and a net margin of 5.30%.

EQNR has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Pareto Securities cut Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded Equinor ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. UBS Group upgraded Equinor ASA from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equinor ASA has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.20.

Equinor ASA Trading Up 2.5%

Equinor ASA stock opened at $37.49 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $110.41 billion, a PE ratio of 17.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $38.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.46. Equinor ASA has a 52 week low of $22.26 and a 52 week high of $43.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Institutional Trading of Equinor ASA

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 11.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 148,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,932,000 after acquiring an additional 14,913 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Equinor ASA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $263,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 112,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,968,000 after acquiring an additional 2,112 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Equinor ASA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $816,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Equinor ASA by 50.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 1,751 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 5.51% of the company’s stock.

Equinor ASA Announces Dividend

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

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.