EQT vs Expand Energy
EQT and EXE side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EQT and EXE compare
EQT is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Expand Energy ($34.1B against $21.0B).
On earnings, Expand Energy is cheaper: it trades at 7.8× trailing earnings, against 12.7× for EQT.
Expand Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (59.3% versus 32.3% for EQT).
EQT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.4% compared with 20.5% at Expand Energy.
Both pay dividends: EQT yields 1.2% and Expand Energy 2.5%.
EQT scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 16 for Expand Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EQT | EXE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $34.1B | $21.0B |
| Share price | $54.54 | $90.55 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.5% | −9.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 165% | 37.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 1,523 | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.7× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/S | 3.6× | 1.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× | 3.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 9.1× | 7.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 11.0% | 12.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $60.67 | $111.34 |
| Margin of safety | 10.1% | 18.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.3% | 59.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 23.1% (better) | 18.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 137% | 1250% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 134% | 2869% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 83.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 42.5% (better) | 26.9% |
| Net margin | 28.4% (better) | 20.5% |
| FCF margin | 39.4% (better) | 19.7% |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 14.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.5% | 12.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | 0.19 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.82 | 0.46 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 10.4× | 16.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.67 | 0.96 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.37 | 2.65 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 2.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.0% | 27.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 84.3% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 94.3% | 95.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.69% | 0.31% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$24.2M | $877K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 4.2% |
Go deeper
- EQT stock overview
- EQT income statement
- EQT valuation and score
- EXE stock overview
- EXE income statement
- EXE valuation and score
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