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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$46.05 +0.55 (+1.21%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.08 +0.03 (+0.05%)
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About Equity Bancshares Stock (NYSE:EQBK)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$45.67
$46.26
50-Day Range
$43.11
$46.53
52-Week Range
$36.04
$50.07
Volume
77,231 shs
Average Volume
110,230 shs
Market Capitalization
$966.68 million
P/E Ratio
36.55
Dividend Yield
1.56%
Price Target
$51.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Equity Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

EQBK MarketRank™: 

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 69 stocks in the financial services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Equity Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $51.33, representing about 11.5% upside from its current price of $46.05.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Equity Bancshares has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Equity Bancshares are expected to grow by 4.15% in the coming year, from $5.06 to $5.27 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 36.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 36.49, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.83.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.62% 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 3.66, 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 12.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.57%, 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 57.14%. 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 13.66% next year. This indicates that Equity Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.37. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for EQBK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Net Insider Buying

    Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $72,092.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0075% of the company's market cap.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have bought 364.69% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $91,860.00 in company stock and sold $19,768.00 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.

  • Read more about Equity Bancshares' insider trading history.
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EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $44.70 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, EQBK stock has increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $46.05.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE:EQBK) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 14th. The company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.17. The company earned $83.26 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $85.24 million. Equity Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.43% and a net margin of 6.15%.
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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) raised $45 million in an IPO on Tuesday, May 23rd 2023. The company issued 1,940,000 shares at $22.00-$24.00 per share.

Equity Bancshares' top institutional investors include HB Wealth Management LLC (0.17%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.13%), Sippican Capital Advisors (0.13%) and MQS Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Brad S Elliott, Randee R Koger, Julie A Huber, Brett A Reber, Gregory L Gaeddert, James S Loving, Krzysztof Slupkowski, Leon Borck, Junetta M Everett, Ann Knutson, John G Creech, Donald Scott Rogerson and Gary C Allerheiligen.
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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.

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

Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/31/2026
Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/31/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/14/2026
Dividend Payable
4/15/2026
Dividend Payable
4/15/2026
Today
5/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:EQBK
Previous Symbol
NYSE:EQBK
CIK
1227500
Web
N/A
Employees
700
Year Founded
2002

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$58.00
Low Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.26
Trailing P/E Ratio
36.55
Forward P/E Ratio
9.10
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$22.73 million
Net Margins
6.15%
Pretax Margin
8.38%
Return on Equity
13.43%
Return on Assets
1.54%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.54
Current Ratio
0.92
Quick Ratio
0.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$229.06 million
Price / Sales
4.22
Cash Flow
$4.66 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.88
Book Value
$38.62 per share
Price / Book
1.19

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
20,992,000
Free Float
17,948,000
Market Cap
$966.68 million
Optionable
N/A
Beta
0.78

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This page (NYSE:EQBK) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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