Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

EQT's second-quarter execution was operationally strong: sales volume exceeded guidance, unit costs were at the low end of guidance, full-year production guidance increased, capital guidance declined, and net debt fell materially from year-end. Long-term power and LNG arrangements add commercialization upside, but second-quarter realized pricing and free cash flow demonstrate continued sensitivity to natural-gas prices and Appalachian basis.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets25 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$52.00
Mean target$67.68
High · most bullish analyst$81.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$52.0020%

Weaker natural-gas realizations, wider Appalachian basis, cost slippage, or slower execution of infrastructure and demand projects could offset operational gains and move the shares toward the official 52-week low.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$67.6855%
Matches the consensus mean

Production remains within raised guidance, operating costs stay within the full-year range, and deleveraging continues, while commodity-price and basis volatility limit near-term rerating.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$81.0025%

Sustained well and compression outperformance, continued cost discipline, further debt reduction, and successful conversion of regional power and LNG demand into premium-priced sales could support a return toward the official 52-week high.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Second-quarter sales volume of 634 Bcfe exceeded guidance, prompting EQT to raise full-year production guidance to 2,375-2,450 Bcfe while reducing maintenance-capital guidance.
  • Net debt declined to approximately $5.54 billion at June 30, 2026 from approximately $7.69 billion at December 31, 2025.
  • New power-supply and LNG arrangements broaden potential premium-demand exposure, including a ten-year 325,000 Dth/day power agreement and a five-year 0.5-million-tonne-per-year LNG offtake agreement.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Second-quarter average realized price was $2.65 per Mcfe and the natural-gas differential was negative $0.67 per Mcf, illustrating material commodity-price and basis exposure.
  • Raised production depends on sustained well performance, compression benefits, infrastructure availability, and continued operational execution.
  • MVP Southgate, other infrastructure projects, LNG arrangements, and power-supply opportunities remain exposed to construction, regulatory, counterparty, and timing uncertainty.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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