Brokers Offer Predictions for EQBK Q3 Earnings

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Equity Bancshares in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 16th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.01 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $44.00 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' FY2025 earnings at $3.90 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on EQBK. Piper Sandler decreased their price target on shares of Equity Bancshares from $46.00 to $44.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Equity Bancshares from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott assumed coverage on shares of Equity Bancshares in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. They issued a "neutral" rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $47.80.

Equity Bancshares Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ EQBK traded down $0.56 on Thursday, hitting $39.79. 86,694 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 62,651. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $40.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.49. Equity Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $32.95 and a fifty-two week 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 market cap of $696.96 million, a PE ratio of 10.00 and a beta of 0.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Equity Bancshares

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EQBK. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 8,158 shares of the bank's stock valued at $346,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Equity Bancshares by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 26,266 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,114,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased 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 buying an additional 413 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in Equity Bancshares by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 14,033 shares of the bank's stock worth $595,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Equity Bancshares by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 113,013 shares of the bank's stock worth $4,794,000 after purchasing an additional 721 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.80% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Equity Bancshares news, COO Julie A. Huber sold 4,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.10, for a total transaction of $156,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 57,688 shares in the company, valued at $2,255,600.80. The trade was a 6.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 6.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Equity Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.51%. Equity Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.89%.

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.