Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Equitable (EQH)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Equitable (NYSE: EQH) in the last few weeks:

• 12/17/2025 – Equitable had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
• 12/15/2025 – Equitable is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $66.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Equitable had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – Equitable is now covered by analysts at Mizuho. They set an “outperform” rating and a $66.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/8/2025 – Equitable had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Equitable had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/24/2025 – Equitable had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/17/2025 – Equitable had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/16/2025 – Equitable was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 11/8/2025 – Equitable was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/7/2025 – Equitable had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $65.00 to $62.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Equitable Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 24th were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 24th. Equitable’s dividend payout ratio is currently -39.13%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO William James Iv Eckert sold 4,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.27, for a total value of $203,261.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 15,625 shares in the company, valued at approximately $738,593.75. This represents a 21.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Nick Lane sold 30,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.87, for a total transaction of $1,436,100.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 119,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,742,389.46. This trade represents a 20.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 173,770 shares of company stock valued at $8,120,014 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Equitable Holdings, Inc (NYSE: EQH) is a leading provider of life insurance, annuities and retirement plan services in the United States. Through its insurance subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, the firm offers a broad range of permanent and term life insurance products designed to help individuals and families manage risk and build wealth. In addition, Equitable provides fixed, variable and indexed annuity solutions to support income planning in retirement, as well as a suite of group retirement and pension plan services for employers and plan sponsors.

The company also maintains an asset management arm that delivers investment strategies across equities, fixed income and alternative asset classes for both retail and institutional clients.