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It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Equitable Holdings Declares Common and Preferred Stock Dividends.
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Equitable Holdings Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance – Diversified industry. The current market capitalization of Equitable Holdings Inc is $11.67B. A total of 1.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.08M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, EQH has seen 1 BUY and 2 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 5,000 and the disposition of 10,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 34 BUYs and 25 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 446,880 shares during that period but sold 356,887.
In the most recent transaction, Lane Nick sold 20,000 shares of EQH for 34.27 per share on Feb 15. After the transaction, the now owns 166,095 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07, Lane Nick sold 20,000 shares at 34.02 per share. EQH shares that owns now total 144,132.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Pearson Mark disposed of 60,000 shares on Feb 01 at a per-share price of $32.38. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 619,625 shares of EQH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Lane Nick sold 10,000 shares at $32.29 per share on Jan 16. Company shares held by the now total 154,132.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Equitable Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.49%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.22. EQH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/23/2024 when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/4/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/4/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/24/2023. The EQH stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for EQH in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $39.20 with high estimates of $43.00 and low estimates of $31.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EQH has a high of $34.82 and a low of $21.89.
As of this writing, EQH has an earnings estimate of $1.39 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.45 per share and a lower estimate of $1.31. The company reported an EPS of $1.15 in the last quarter, which was -13.50% lower than expectations of $1.33.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. EQH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $83.40B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $0.23, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.56B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EQH is Buy with a score of 4.25.
