JP Morgan upgrades Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH) stock to an Overweight

Samantha Gray

Equitable Holdings Inc’s recently made public that its President and CEO Pearson Mark unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.83 million on Jan 20 ’26. In the deal valued at $46.20 per share,39,700 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Pearson Mark now holds 652,945 shares worth roughly $29.8 million.

Then, Lane Nick sold 30,000 shares, generating $1,429,487 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $47.65, the insider now owns 99,958 shares.

Before that, HURD JEFFREY J sold 6,790 shares. Equitable Holdings Inc shares valued at $323,559 were divested by the Chief Operating Officer at a price of $47.65 per share. As a result of the transaction, HURD JEFFREY J now holds 55,023 shares, worth roughly $2.51 million.

JP Morgan upgraded its Equitable Holdings Inc [EQH] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Mizuho’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid December with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Wolfe Research began covering EQH with “an Outperform” recommendation on September 16, 2025. UBS revised its rating on April 02, 2025. It rated EQH as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of EQH

On Friday, Equitable Holdings Inc [NYSE:EQH] saw its stock fall -1.57% to $45.64. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.53%. Equitable Holdings Inc shares have fallen nearly -14.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -4.22% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Equitable Holdings Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Equitable Holdings Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -2.2 million shares to a total of 6.39 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 8.59 million shares. There was a decline of -34.48%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on January 23, 2025 when BMO Capital Markets began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $70 price target.

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