NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- The ex-dividend date for

EQT

(NYSE:

EQT

) is tomorrow, February 15, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 22 cents per share. At a price of $48.82 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 1.8%.

The average volume for EQT has been 1.9 million shares per day over the past 30 days. EQT has a market cap of $7.43 billion and is part of the

utilities

sector and

utilities

industry. Shares are down 10.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

EQT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. It operates in three segments: EQT Production, EQT Midstream, and Distribution. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.4, below the average utilities industry P/E ratio of 16.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates EQT as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance and impressive record of earnings per share growth. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. You can view the full

EQT Ratings Report

.

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