We're taking a closer look at Equinor today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -4.4% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Equinor ASA, an energy company, engages in the exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing of petroleum and other forms of energy in Norway and internationally.
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Equinor has moved -2.3% over the last year compared to 16.2% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -18.5%
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EQNR has an average analyst rating of hold and is -6.13% away from its mean target price of $25.24 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.02
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Equinor has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.87 and its forward P/E ratio is 8.3
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.48 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Equinor is part of the Energy sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 18.35 and an average P/B of 1.6
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Equinor has on average reported free cash flows of $16.92 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -8.0%
