Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.55 compared to its previous closing price of 50.91. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.92% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-30 that Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EQH ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Erik Bass – Head of IR Mark Pearson – President and CEO Nick Lane – President, Equitable Financial Onur Erzan – Head, AllianceBernstein Global Client Group and Private Wealth Business Robin Raju – CFO Conference Call Participants Suneet Kamath – Jefferies Ryan Krueger – KBW Michael Ward – UBS Tom Gallagher – Evercore Jimmy Bhullar – JPMorgan Joel Hurwitz – Dowling & Partners Jack Madden – BMO Capital Markets Nick Anido – Wells Fargo Maxwell Fritscher – Truist Securities Wilma Burdis – Raymond James Operator Hello, and welcome to the Equitable Holdings First Quarter Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.
Is It Worth Investing in Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) Right Now?
Equitable Holdings Inc (NYSE: EQH) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 13.92x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.14. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EQH is 302.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.77% of that float. On May 09, 2025, the average trading volume of EQH was 3.07M shares.
EQH’s Market Performance
EQH’s stock has seen a 3.92% increase for the week, with a 16.39% rise in the past month and a -2.05% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.05%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.84% for Equitable Holdings Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.01% for EQH’s stock, with a 8.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EQH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQH stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for EQH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EQH in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $77 based on the research report published on April 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQH reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for EQH stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 23rd, 2025.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to EQH, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on January 10th of the current year.
EQH Trading at 1.74% 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 -8.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.05%, as shares surge +3.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.34% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EQH rose by +3.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.75. In addition, Equitable Holdings Inc saw 8.52% 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 BERNSTEIN SETH P, who sale 60,000 shares at the price of $50.45 back on May 06 ’25. After this action, BERNSTEIN SETH P now owns 43,185 shares of Equitable Holdings Inc, valued at $3,026,706 using the latest closing price.
SETH PERRY BERNSTEIN, the Officer of Equitable Holdings Inc, proposed sale 60,000 shares at $50.45 during a trade that took place back on May 06 ’25, which means that SETH PERRY BERNSTEIN is holding shares at $3,026,706 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EQH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equitable Holdings Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 56.67, with 0.45 for asset returns.
Based on Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.73 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.2 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.66.
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.
