Equinor ASA ADR (NYSE:EQNR): Buy, Sell Or Hold At $28.65?

In recent trading session, Equinor ASA ADR (NYSE:EQNR) saw 0.95 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 0.85. Company’s recent per share price level of $28.65 trading at $0.43 or 1.52% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $84.94B. That most recent trading price of EQNR’s stock is at a discount of -16.27% from its 52-week high price of $33.31 and is indicating a premium of 17.14% from its 52-week low price of $23.74. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 3.07 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.64 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

Equinor ASA ADR (NYSE:EQNR) trade information

Upright in the green today for gaining 1.52%, in the last five days EQNR remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Friday, 04/12/24 when the stock touched $28.65 price level, adding 0.83% to its value on the day. Equinor ASA ADR’s shares saw a change of -7.28% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.81% in past 5-day. Equinor ASA ADR (NYSE:EQNR) showed a performance of 9.43% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 11.2 million shares which calculate 3.1 days to cover the short interests.

Equinor ASA ADR (EQNR) estimates and forecasts

Statistics highlight that Equinor ASA ADR is scoring comparatively higher than the scores of other players of the relevant industry. The company lost -10.75% of value to its shares in past 6 months, showing an annual growth rate of -8.45% while that of industry is -10.50. Apart from that, the company came lowering its revenue forecast for fiscal year 2024. This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -13.90% from the last financial year’s standing.

1 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of $19.49 billion for the same. And 1 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of $19.41 billion in the next quarter that will end on Jun 2024. Company posted $29.22 billion and $22.87 billion of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier. Analysts are expecting this quarter sales to shrink by -33.30% while estimating it to be -15.10% for the next quarter.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 11.67% during past 5 years. In 2024, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around -10.16% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 5.80%.

EQNR Dividends

Equinor ASA ADR is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report in May and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt.

Equinor ASA ADR (NYSE:EQNR)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 0.00% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 5.89 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 5.89%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 5.89% institutions for Equinor ASA ADR that are currently holding shares of the company. Folketrygdfondet is the top institutional holder at EQNR for having 107.96 million shares of worth $3.09 billion. And as of Dec 30, 2023, it was holding 3.59% of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is FMR, LLC, which was holding about 10.68 million shares on Dec 30, 2023. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 0.36% of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $305.59 million.

On the other hand, Fidelity Series Value Discovery Fund and Fidelity Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total Stock Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Feb 28, 2024, the former fund manager was holding 2.51 million shares of worth $71.78 million or 0.08% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.99 million shares on Feb 28, 2024, making its stake of worth around $56.88 million in the company or a holder of 0.07% of company’s stock.