Equinor ASA FY2026 EPS Forecast Reduced by Erste Group Bank

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Equinor ASA in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the company will earn $4.99 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.32. The consensus estimate for Equinor ASA’s current full-year earnings is $4.73 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for Equinor ASA’s FY2027 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.47. The company 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%.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on EQNR. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Equinor ASA from $42.00 to $37.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 29th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $40.40 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. DZ Bank raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Equinor ASA from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Equinor ASA from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Equinor ASA presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.70.

Equinor ASA Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of EQNR opened at $37.58 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.24 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.67 billion, a PE ratio of 17.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 0.06. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equinor ASA

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 15,759,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,227,000 after buying an additional 3,659,611 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 599.3% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 12,966,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $547,194,000 after acquiring an additional 11,112,362 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Equinor ASA by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,250,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,600,000 after acquiring an additional 493,801 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Equinor ASA by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 4,288,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,338,000 after acquiring an additional 401,424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Equinor ASA by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,852,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,923,000 after acquiring an additional 25,250 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.51% of the company’s stock.

Equinor ASA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Investors 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 yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Equinor ASA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.