FY2026 EPS Estimate for Equity Bancshares Lifted by Analyst

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) – Research analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Equity Bancshares in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 3rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now anticipates that the bank will earn $5.00 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.50. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equity Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Equity Bancshares from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $48.40.

Equity Bancshares Trading Down 0.5%

EQBK opened at $42.24 on Friday. Equity Bancshares has a twelve month low of $34.11 and a twelve month high of $50.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a fifty day moving average of $40.22 and a 200-day moving average of $39.62. The stock has a market cap of $811.67 million, a PE ratio of 10.61 and a beta of 0.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equity Bancshares

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 8,158 shares of the bank’s stock worth $346,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 4.5% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 9,492 shares of the bank’s stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 413 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 282.0% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 680 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 33.3% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,189 shares of the bank’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 547 shares during the period. Finally, Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey grew its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 22.0% in the second quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey now owns 3,825 shares of the bank’s stock worth $156,000 after purchasing an additional 689 shares during the period. 71.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Equity Bancshares

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.