Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.66 in relation to its previous close of 52.83. However, the company has experienced a 6.57% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-22 that Equitable Holdings (EQH) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Is It Worth Investing in Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.39. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EQH is 311.93M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.36% of that float. On January 23, 2025, the average trading volume of EQH was 2.43M shares.
EQH’s Market Performance
EQH’s stock has seen a 6.57% increase for the week, with a 19.88% rise in the past month and a 15.66% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.23% for Equitable Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.30% for EQH’s stock, with a 24.39% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EQH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQH stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for EQH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EQH in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $58 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQH reach a price target of $58, previously predicting the price at $54. The rating they have provided for EQH stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 09th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to EQH, setting the target price at $59 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
EQH Trading at 10.67% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 0.56% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.61%, as shares surge +18.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.52% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EQH rose by +6.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +41.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.11. In addition, Equitable Holdings Inc saw 12.74% 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 Lane Nick, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $51.65 back on Jan 15 ’25. After this action, Lane Nick now owns 121,629 shares of Equitable Holdings Inc, valued at $1,291,246 using the latest closing price.
HURD JEFFREY J, the Chief Operating Officer of Equitable Holdings Inc, sale 6,666 shares at $54.65 during a trade that took place back on Jan 15 ’25, which means that HURD JEFFREY J is holding 92,209 shares at $364,278 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 0.99. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.45.
Conclusion
To sum up, Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
