Does "external noopener" still pass on link equity

[jasongmcmahon]

Just wondering what the consensus WRT  "external noopener" passing on link equity?

[paints-n-design]

rel attributes like noopener or noreferrer arent used in search, even if he was asked for noopener nofollow, it is the same with followed links

here: https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/1046429955595403264

[FungiMarketing]

Also see: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnrampton/2017/11/06/the-difference-between-nofollow-and-noreferrer-and-why-it-matters/#32e295f11e06

There are tracking implications, meaning traffic will come through as 'direct' source in GA instead of from the referring domain, but does not seem to impact SEO.