Stifel analyst Karl Chalabala says that the decline in EQT's stock following its Q2 results are overdone. Despite the company's lower than expected quarterly production guidance, the analyst raised his estimates, citing "higher well productivity from increased type curves and forward gas strips continuing to grind higher." He raised his price target on the stock to $81 from $63 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.

Reports Q1 revenue $1.41B, consensus $1.56B. President and CEO Toby Z. Rice stated, "The strong operational momentum we achieved last year has carried over into 2024, with our drilling team continuing to perform at exceptional levels, and our completions team again setting a new company record for pumping hours in the month of March. We also saw LOE come in below our forecast, as the benefits of our strategic water infrastructure investments are becoming increasingly tangible to shareholders. These factors contributed to free cash flow generation coming in above internal expectations and we exited the quarter in a strong financial position with nearly $650M of cash on the balance sheet."