Equinor ASA FY2026 EPS Forecast Lifted by Erste Group Bank

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a report released on Thursday, June 25th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the company will earn $5.32 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.98. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $5.01 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s FY2027 earnings at $4.12 EPS.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share (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 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 topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley raised Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Pareto Securities cut shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Equinor ASA has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.70.

Equinor ASA Price Performance

Shares of Equinor ASA stock opened at $31.14 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $91.70 billion, a PE ratio of 14.29, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $36.79 and a 200 day moving average of $32.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Equinor ASA has a 12 month low of $22.26 and a 12 month high of $43.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 14,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $351,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 1.1% in the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 39,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $952,000 after purchasing an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equinor ASA by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 6,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Equinor ASA by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 54,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,317,000 after buying an additional 472 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in Equinor ASA by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 9,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 501 shares in the last quarter. 5.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.