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NASDAQ:EQBK

Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$42.39
-0.10 (-0.24%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

About Equity Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.35
$43.00
50-Day Range
$38.53
$44.28
52-Week Range
$24.70
$45.60
Volume
23,594 shs
Average Volume
46,983 shs
Market Capitalization
$647.00 million
P/E Ratio
38.54
Dividend Yield
1.42%
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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44th Percentile Overall Score

EQBK MarketRank™: 

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 711th out of 949 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 -2.34% in the coming year, from $4.27 to $4.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 38.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.95.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 38.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 43.25.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. 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 1.38%, 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 14.39% 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.
    • 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 News Headlines

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    Piper Sandler Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Equity Bancshares (EQBK)
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    EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

    Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.90 at the start of the year. Since then, EQBK stock has increased by 25.3% and is now trading at $42.49.
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    Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 18th. The bank reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.08. The bank earned $46.81 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.19 million. Equity Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 6.36%.

    Top institutional shareholders of Equity Bancshares include Creative Planning (0.53%), Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC (0.43%), Sippican Capital Advisors (0.12%) and MN Wealth Advisors LLC (0.11%). 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

    Last Earnings
    10/18/2021
    Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
    9/30/2024
    Dividend Payable
    10/15/2024
    Today
    11/02/2024
    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
    +1.2%
    Consensus Rating
    Moderate Buy
    Rating Score (0-4)
    2.50
    Research Coverage
    4 Analysts

    Profitability

    Net Income
    $7.82 million
    Pretax Margin
    3.31%

    Debt

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    $157.99 million
    Cash Flow
    $4.02 per share
    Book Value
    $29.32 per share

    Miscellaneous

    Free Float
    14,042,000
    Market Cap
    $648.52 million
    Optionable
    Optionable
    Beta
    0.89

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    This page (NASDAQ:EQBK) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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