Simmons First National (SFNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simmons First National in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" SFNC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SFNC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Simmons First National's stock. Their SFNC share price targets range from $18.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $20.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.0% from the stock's current price.
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Simmons First National's stock was trading at $19.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SFNC shares have decreased by 11.5% and is now trading at $17.55.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
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Simmons First National will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.05. The bank earned $197.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $204.25 million. Simmons First National had a net margin of 12.82% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.19%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS.

Simmons First National declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.79%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20.
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Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.63%. SFNC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 60.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.91% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (WBIY), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV), iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS) and SPDR S&P 600 Small CapValue ETF (SLYV).

Simmons First National's stock split on the morning of Friday, February 9th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 18th 2018. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, February 8th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

65 employees have rated Simmons First National Chief Executive Officer George A. Makris, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. George A. Makris, Jr. has an approval rating of 51% among the company's employees. This puts George A. Makris, Jr. in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Simmons First National investors own include Apollo Global Management (APO), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Eastman Chemical (EMN), General Mills (GIS), Synovus Financial (SNV), AbbVie (ABBV), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Evans Bancorp (EVBN), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Realty Income (O).

Simmons First National's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Dean O Bass, Edward Drilling, Eugene Hunt, George Makris Jr, Marty Casteel, Paul D Kanneman, Robert A Fehlman, Robert L Shoptaw and Stephen C Massanelli.
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Shares of SFNC 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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