Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

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EQH has 36-month beta value of 1.38. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for EQH is 311.90M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.47% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of EQH on January 03, 2025 was 2.43M shares.

EQH) stock’s latest price update

The stock of Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) has increased by 1.00 when compared to last closing price of 47.17. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.57% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-19 that EQH’s total AUM reaches $933.8 billion in the third quarter.

EQH’s Market Performance

Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) has seen a 0.57% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 0.61% gain in the past month and a 13.56% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.31% for EQH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.47% for EQH’s stock, with a 13.52% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of EQH

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQH stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for EQH by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for EQH in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $58 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.

Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQH reach a price target of $59. The rating they have provided for EQH stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.

UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to EQH, setting the target price at $43 in the report published on June 18th of the previous year.

EQH Trading at 1.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought EQH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.68% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.02%, as shares surge +0.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.90% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, EQH rose by +0.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $46.95. In addition, Equitable Holdings Inc saw 1.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EQH starting from WILLIAM J ECKERT IV, who proposed sale 1,700 shares at the price of $46.68 back on Dec 23 ’24. After this action, WILLIAM J ECKERT IV now owns shares of Equitable Holdings Inc, valued at $79,356 using the latest closing price.

Eckert William James IV, the Chief Accounting Officer of Equitable Holdings Inc, sale 1,700 shares at $46.68 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that Eckert William James IV is holding 17,677 shares at $79,356 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for EQH

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.05 for the present operating margin
  • 0.49 for the gross margin

The net margin for Equitable Holdings Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value -11.93, with -0.11 for asset returns.

Based on Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.5.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.78 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -4.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.84. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.45.

Conclusion

To put it simply, Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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