Should I buy or sell Equity Bancshares stock right now?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" EQBK shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EQBK, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View EQBK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Equity Bancshares' stock price target for 2024?

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Equity Bancshares' stock. Their EQBK share price targets range from $30.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%. View analysts price targets for EQBK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have EQBK shares performed in 2024?

Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.90 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EQBK stock has decreased by 8.3% and is now trading at $31.07. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Equity Bancshares' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 16th 2024. View our EQBK earnings forecast .

How were Equity Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.12. The bank earned ($3.95) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.67 million. Equity Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 3.88%.

How often does Equity Bancshares pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equity Bancshares?

Equity Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. Read our dividend analysis for EQBK .

Is Equity Bancshares a good dividend stock?

Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.51%. The dividend payout ratio is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, EQBK will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.03% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for EQBK .

What is Brad Elliott's approval rating as Equity Bancshares' CEO?

45 employees have rated Equity Bancshares Chief Executive Officer Brad Elliott on Glassdoor.com . Brad Elliott has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Brad Elliott in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 61.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Equity Bancshares to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Bancshares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equity Bancshares investors own include Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) , Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) , Dominion Energy (D) , DocuSign (DOCU) , Entergy (ETR) , Marathon Petroleum (MPC) , (NSPH) (NSPH) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) .

How do I buy shares of Equity Bancshares?

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. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.07

-0.73 (-2.30%)

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Today's Range: $31.07
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$31.51
50-Day Range: $30.87
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$34.37
52-Week Range: $20.50
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$34.99

Volume: 57,014 shs
Average Volume: 56,103 shs
Market Capitalization: $479.72 million

P/E Ratio: 51.78
Dividend Yield: 1.54%
Price Target: $30.00

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Equity Bancshares MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 3.4% Downside
$30.00 Price Target
Short Interest: N/A
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.69
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.65
Based on 13 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$268,894 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.08%
From $3.78 to $4.35 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.33 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

597th out of 822 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

146th out of 172 stocks

1.0

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Equity Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Equity Bancshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

N/A

Short Interest

Short Interest
There is no current short interest data available for EQBK.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.51%, 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 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Equity Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.03% next year. This indicates that Equity Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.1

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Equity Bancshares has received a 29.49% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Cash withdrawal services", "Home insurance services for individuals", "Wire transfer services", "Home equity loans", "Mortgages provided by brick and mortar banks", and "Debit cards" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Equity Bancshares is -0.69.

2.6

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for EQBK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Equity Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $268,894.00 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.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Equity Bancshares are expected to grow by 15.08% in the coming year, from $3.78 to $4.35 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 51.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.80.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 51.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 58.74.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.06. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Equity Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:EQBK)

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.

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EQBK Stock News Headlines

April 18, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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April 17, 2024 | bizjournals.com

Boosted by Missouri acquisition, Wichita's Equity Bancshares hits net interest income record in Q1

April 17, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

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April 17, 2024 | msn.com

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April 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Equity Bancshares Inc (EQBK) Q1 Earnings: Surpasses EPS Estimates with Strategic Growth Initiatives

April 15, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Equity Bancshares A earnings preview: what Wall Street is expecting

April 9, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

March 27, 2024 | msn.com

Equity Bancshares goes ex-dividend tomorrow

March 26, 2024 | businesswire.com

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Will Announce First Quarter 2024 Results on April 16, 2024

March 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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February 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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February 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Completes Merger with Rockhold BanCorp

January 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

January 25, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

Piper Sandler Keeps Their Buy Rating on Equity Bancshares (EQBK)

January 25, 2024 | msn.com

Why Equity Bancshares Stock Fell Today

January 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Surpasses Q4 Earnings Estimates

January 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Equity Bancshares, Inc. Fourth Quarter Results Highlighted by 6.1% Annualized Loan Growth and Strategic Balance Sheet Repositioning

January 23, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

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January 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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January 18, 2024 | cnn.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/27/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/15/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/16/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: State commercial banks
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EQBK
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1227500
Web: www.equitybank.com
Phone: (316) 612-6000
Fax: 316-681-2325
Employees: 717
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $30.00
High Stock Price Target: $30.00
Low Stock Price Target: $30.00
Potential Upside/Downside: -3.4%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.60
Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.78
Forward P/E Ratio: 8.22
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $7.82 million
Net Margins: 3.88%
Pretax Margin: 1.06%
Return on Equity: 12.27%
Return on Assets: 1.05%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
Current Ratio: 0.87
Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $227.58 million
Price / Sales: 2.11
Cash Flow: $4.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 7.77
Book Value: $29.32 per share
Price / Book: 1.06

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 15,440,000
Free Float: 14,203,000
Market Cap: $479.72 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.89

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Key Executives

Mr. Brad S. Elliott (Age 58)
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Comp: $1.78M
Mr. Chris M. Navratil (Age 36)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $403.19k
Mr. Brett Alan Reber (Age 65)
Executive VP & General Counsel
Comp: $577.19k
Ms. Julie A. Huber (Age 54)
Executive VP of Strategic Initiatives & Secretary
Comp: $581.7k
Mr. David E. Pass Jr. (Age 55)
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer
Mr. Patrick J. Harbert (Age 51)
Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Brian J. Katzfey
VP and Director of Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Mr. John J. Hanley CFMP
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Ann M. Knutson
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Mark C. Parman (Age 62)
Senior Regional CEO of Metro Markets

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EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Equity Bancshares stock right now?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Equity Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" EQBK shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EQBK, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View EQBK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Equity Bancshares' stock price target for 2024?: 2 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Equity Bancshares' stock. Their EQBK share price targets range from $30.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.4%.
View analysts price targets for EQBK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have EQBK shares performed in 2024?: Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.90 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EQBK stock has decreased by 8.3% and is now trading at $31.07.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is Equity Bancshares' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 16th 2024.
View our EQBK earnings forecast.
How were Equity Bancshares' earnings last quarter?: Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.12. The bank earned ($3.95) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.67 million. Equity Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.27% and a net margin of 3.88%.
How often does Equity Bancshares pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Equity Bancshares?: Equity Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 29th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th.
Read our dividend analysis for EQBK.

Is Equity Bancshares a good dividend stock?: Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.51%. The dividend payout ratio is 80.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, EQBK will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.03% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for EQBK.
What is Brad Elliott's approval rating as Equity Bancshares' CEO?: 45 employees have rated Equity Bancshares Chief Executive Officer Brad Elliott on Glassdoor.com. Brad Elliott has an approval rating of 56% among the company's employees. This puts Brad Elliott in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 61.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Equity Bancshares to a friend.
What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Bancshares own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Equity Bancshares investors own include Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Dominion Energy (D), DocuSign (DOCU), Entergy (ETR), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), (NSPH) (NSPH), Exxon Mobil (XOM).
How do I buy shares of Equity Bancshares?: 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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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Equity Bancshares MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Short Interest

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Equity Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:EQBK)

EQBK Stock Price History

EQBK Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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