Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $40.43 to $41.18
• 50-Day Range: $36.50 to $43.97
• 52-Week Range: $34.11 to $50.85
• Volume: 49,814 shs
• Average Volume: 75,694 shs
• Market Capitalization: $781.77 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.22
• Dividend Yield: 1.47%
• Price Target: $47.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Equity Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 934 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: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Equity Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Equity Bancshares are expected to grow by 8.33% in the coming year, from $3.72 to $4.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 10.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 10.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.39. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.14% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Bancshares has recently decreased by 7.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, 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 14.89%. 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 14.89% next year. This indicates that Equity Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.69

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.14% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Bancshares has recently decreased by 7.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.73

News Sentiment

Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.73. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.17 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.60% 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.

EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EQBK shares performed this year?

Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $42.42 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, EQBK stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $40.6790.

How were Equity Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 18th. The bank reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.08. The bank had revenue of $46.81 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.19 million. Equity Bancshares had a net margin of 18.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.64%.

Who are Equity Bancshares' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Equity Bancshares include FJ Capital Management LLC (6.43%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (2.28%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.15%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad S Elliott, Gregory H Kossover, Randee R Koger, Julie A Huber, Brett A Reber, Craig L Anderson, Gregory L Gaeddert, James S Loving, Leon Borck, Krzysztof Slupkowski, Junetta M Everett, John G Creech, Edwin G Lawson and Gary C Allerheiligen.
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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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Equity Bancshares own?

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
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EQBK
• CIK: 1227500
• Web: www.equitybank.com
• Phone: (316) 612-6000
• Fax: 316-681-2325
• Employees: 700
• Year Founded: 2002

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Equity Bancshares: $47.80
• High Price Target: $57.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.94
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $62.62 million
• Net Margins: 18.66%
• Pretax Margin: 6.69%
• Return on Equity: 14.64%
• Return on Assets: 1.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $228.94 million
• Price / Sales: 3.41
• Cash Flow: $3.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.63
• Book Value: $29.32 per share
• Price / Book: 1.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,218,000
• Free Float: 14,067,000
• Market Cap: $781.77 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.85