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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$49.08 +1.46 (+3.07%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

About Equity Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$47.60
$49.19
50-Day Range
$38.59
$49.09
52-Week Range
$24.92
$49.19
Volume
42,913 shs
Average Volume
47,322 shs
Market Capitalization
$750.43 million
P/E Ratio
44.62
Dividend Yield
1.22%
Price Target
$43.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Equity Bank that provides a range of banking, mortgage banking, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company accepts various demand, savings, money market, and time deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment and aircraft financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loan products. The company's loan products also comprise 1 4 family residential mortgages, agriculture, consumer, residential real estate mortgage, and agricultural real estate and production loans. It also provides debit and credit cards; insurance brokerage; trust and wealth management; online banking solutions, such as access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; mobile banking solutions comprising remote check deposits with mobile bill pay; ATMs; and treasury management, wire transfer, automated clearing house, and stop payment services. In addition, the company offers cash management deposit products, such as lockbox, remote deposit capture, positive pay, reverse positive pay, account reconciliation services, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts, as well as banking services through telephone, mail, and personal appointments. It operates a network of branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Equity Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

Equity Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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38th Percentile Overall Score

EQBK MarketRank™: 

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 699th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Equity Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equity Bancshares has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Equity Bancshares are expected to decrease by -4.45% in the coming year, from $4.27 to $4.08 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 44.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.37.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 44.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 39.16.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' valuation and earnings.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for EQBK.
  • Dividend Yield

    Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Equity Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Equity Bancshares is 54.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Equity Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.71% next year. This indicates that Equity Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for EQBK.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have sold 72.43% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $56,876.00 in company stock and sold $98,072.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.00% of the stock of Equity Bancshares is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    71.80% of the stock of Equity Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' insider trading history.
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EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.90 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, EQBK stock has increased by 44.8% and is now trading at $49.08.
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Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 15th. The bank reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.32. The bank earned $55.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.77 million. Equity Bancshares had a net margin of 6.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.53%.

Equity Bancshares' top institutional investors include The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.19%), State Street Corp (2.06%), Curi RMB Capital LLC (2.04%) and Foundry Partners LLC (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad S Elliott, Gregory H Kossover, Julie A Huber, Eric R Newell, Brett A Reber, Craig L Anderson, Gregory L Gaeddert, James S Loving, Leon Borck, Junetta M Everett, Krzysztof Slupkowski, John G Creech, Tina Marie Call, Edwin G Lawson and Gary C Allerheiligen.
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Shares of EQBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Equity Bancshares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), ServiceNow (NOW) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/30/2024
Last Earnings
10/15/2024
Dividend Payable
10/15/2024
Today
11/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EQBK
Employees
700
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$43.00
High Stock Price Target
$46.00
Low Stock Price Target
$40.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-12.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$7.82 million
Pretax Margin
6.69%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$227.58 million
Cash Flow
$4.22 per share
Book Value
$32.97 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
14,067,000
Market Cap
$750.59 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NASDAQ:EQBK) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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