Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equity Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Through its subsidiary, Equity Bank, the company provides community banking services to individuals, businesses, agricultural customers and public-sector organizations.

Equity Bank offers checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer financing, agricultural loans and commercial lines of credit. Its business banking services also include treasury management, cash management, electronic banking and other financial solutions designed to support operating and borrowing needs.

Founded in 2002, Equity Bancshares has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions. Equity Bank serves customers through branches and digital banking channels in communities across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. The company is led by Brad Elliott, who serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.32 to $47.80
• 50-Day Range: $47.14 to $51.74
• 52-Week Range: $38.60 to $52.27
• Volume: 112,651 shs
• Average Volume: 102,939 shs
• Market Capitalization: $981.92 million
• P/E Ratio: 28.56
• Dividend Yield: 1.85%
• Price Target: $54.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Equity Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Equity Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $54.00, representing about 13.2% upside from its current price of $47.69.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Equity Bancshares has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equity Bancshares are expected to grow by 7.36% in the coming year, from $5.16 to $5.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 28.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 28.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.84% of the float of Equity Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equity Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Bancshares has recently increased by 7.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.84%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equity Bancshares has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equity Bancshares is 52.69%. 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 15.88% next year. This indicates that Equity Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Equity Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Equity Bancshares in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have sold 398.55% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $250,919.00 in company stock and sold $1,250,951.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.50% of the stock of Equity Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQBK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EQBK
• CIK: 1227500
• Web: investor.equitybank.com
• Phone: (316) 612-6000
• Fax: 316-681-2325
• Employees: 909
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equity Bancshares: $54.00
• High Price Target: $59.00
• Low Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.73 million
• Net Margins: 8.26%
• Pretax Margin: 10.40%
• Return on Equity: 13.34%
• Return on Assets: 1.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $367.98 million
• Price / Sales: 2.67
• Cash Flow: $4.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.27
• Book Value: $38.62 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 20,590,000
• Free Float: 17,606,000
• Market Cap: $981.92 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.80