What is DA Davidson's Estimate for EQBK Q4 Earnings?

Key Points

• DA Davidson estimates that Equity Bancshares will earn $1.35 per share in Q4 2025, with a neutral rating and a price target of $45.00 for the stock.
• The company has increased its quarterly dividend to $0.18, representing a yield of 1.8%, up from $0.15 previously.
• Equity Bancshares has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with a consensus price target of $50.40.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Equity Bancshares in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 16th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will earn $1.35 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Neutral" rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equity Bancshares' current full-year earnings is $3.72 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Equity Bancshares' FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on EQBK. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Equity Bancshares in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $54.00 target price for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Equity Bancshares from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $50.40.

Equity Bancshares Price Performance

NASDAQ:EQBK opened at $40.07 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $770.07 million, a P/E ratio of 10.07 and a beta of 0.82. Equity Bancshares has a one year low of $34.11 and a one year high of $50.85. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $40.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Equity Bancshares

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Equity Bancshares by 282.0% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 680 shares of the bank's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the last quarter. Bellwether Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Equity Bancshares in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of Equity Bancshares in the 2nd quarter worth about $59,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of Equity Bancshares by 233.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,925 shares of the bank's stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 1,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Equity Bancshares by 311.5% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,041 shares of the bank's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 1,545 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.80% of the company's stock.

Equity Bancshares Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. This is a positive change from Equity Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Equity Bancshares's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.00%.

Equity Bancshares Company Profile

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.

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