NASDAQ:EQBK - Equity BancShares Stock Price, Price Target & More

$39.73 -0.86 (-2.12 %)

(As of 04/22/2018 04:59 AM ET)

Previous Close$39.73

Today's Range$39.61 - $40.52

52-Week Range$29.13 - $40.94

Volume74,427 shs

Average Volume68,175 shs

Market Capitalization$592.82 million

P/E Ratio20.07

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.58

About Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Equity Bank that provides a range of financial services primarily to businesses, business owners, and individuals. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand, savings, money market, and time deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate-backed, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction loans, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loans, as well as letters of credit to national and regional companies, restaurant franchisees, hoteliers, real estate developers, manufacturing and industrial companies, agribusiness companies, and other businesses. The company's loan products also comprise various consumer loans to individuals and professionals, including residential real estate loans, home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, installment loans, unsecured and secured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, and letters of credit. It also provides debit cards; 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, and 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. As of February 22, 2018, it operated 42 full-service branches located in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Equity Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry State commercial banks

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinance

SymbolNASDAQ:EQBK

CUSIPN/A

Webwww.equitybank.com

Phone316-612-6000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97%

Current Ratio0.90%

Quick Ratio0.89%

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio20.07

Forward P/E Ratio14.55

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$118.13 million

Price / Sales4.91

Cash Flow$2.1280 per share

Price / Cash18.67

Book Value$25.62 per share

Price / Book1.55

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.98

Net Income$20.64 million

Net Margins18.85%

Return on Equity9.12%

Return on Assets1.09%

Miscellaneous

Employees526

Outstanding Shares14,600,000

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Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Equity BancShares' stock symbol?

Equity BancShares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EQBK."

How were Equity BancShares' earnings last quarter?

Equity BancShares Inc (NASDAQ:EQBK) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 19th. The bank reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.03. The bank earned $10.59 million during the quarter. Equity BancShares had a net margin of 18.85% and a return on equity of 9.12%. View Equity BancShares' Earnings History.

What price target have analysts set for EQBK?

3 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Equity BancShares' stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Equity BancShares' share price to reach $35.3333 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Equity BancShares.

Who are some of Equity BancShares' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Equity BancShares include Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), First Bancorp (FBNC), Triumph Bancorp (TBK), MainSource Financial Group (MSFG), Live Oak Bank (LOB), Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH), Center Bancorp (CNOB), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC), Central Pacific Financial (CPF), Preferred Bank (PFBC), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), Guaranty Bancorp (GBNK), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Republic Bancorp, Inc. KY (RBCAA), Carolina Financial (CARO) and TrustCo Bank (TRST).

Who are Equity BancShares' key executives?

Equity BancShares' management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Brad S. Elliott, Chairman & CEO (Age 52)
Mr. Gregory H. Kossover, Exec. VP, CFO, Principal Accounting Officer & Director (Age 55)
Ms. Julie A. Huber, Exec. VP of Strategic Initiatives of Equity Bank (Age 48)
Mr. John J. Hanley, Sr. VP & Director of Investor Relations
Mr. Scott Smits, Former Exec. VP & Chief Credit Officer

Has Equity BancShares been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about EQBK stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Equity BancShares earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.23 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

How do I buy shares of Equity BancShares?

Shares of EQBK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Equity BancShares' stock price today?

One share of EQBK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.73.

How big of a company is Equity BancShares?

Equity BancShares has a market capitalization of $592.82 million and generates $118.13 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $20.64 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis. Equity BancShares employs 526 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Equity BancShares?

Equity BancShares' mailing address is 7701 EAST KELLOGG DRIVE SUITE 300, WICHITA KS, 67207. The bank can be reached via phone at 316-612-6000 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Equity BancShares (EQBK)

Community Ranking:		2.2 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		66 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		82 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		148

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Equity BancShares and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe EQBK will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe EQBK will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

3 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Equity BancShares in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $35.3333, suggesting that the stock has a possible downside of 11.07%. The high price target for EQBK is $47.00 and the low price target for EQBK is $14.00. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Buy	Buy	Buy	Buy
Consensus Rating Score:	2.67	2.75	2.75	2.60
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 1 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 2 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 0 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$35.3333	$33.00	$33.00	$31.6667
Price Target Upside:	11.07% downside	9.09% downside	9.09% downside	12.76% downside

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/20/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$45.00	N/A
4/20/2018	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$47.00	Low
6/14/2017	Cowen	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$14.00	Low
4/21/2017	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$40.00	Low
12/21/2016	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight		N/A

(Data available from 4/22/2016 forward)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Earnings by Quarter for Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Earnings Estimates

2018 EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.36

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2018	1	$0.54	$0.54	$0.54
Q2 2018	1	$0.58	$0.58	$0.58
Q3 2018	1	$0.61	$0.61	$0.61
Q4 2018	1	$0.63	$0.63	$0.63

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ EQBK) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
4/19/2018	Q1 2018	$0.64	$0.6120		$10.59 million	View	N/A
1/25/2018	Q4 2017		$0.55		$28.69 million	View	N/A
10/19/2017	Q3 2017	$0.49	$0.47		$24.36 million	View	N/A
7/21/2017	Q2 2017	$0.50	$0.51		$25.16 million	View	N/A
4/20/2017	Q1 2017	$0.42	$0.45	$21.72 million	$23.23 million	View	N/A
1/26/2017	Q4 2016	($0.08)	$0.37	$19.13 million	$18.45 million	View	N/A
10/20/2016	Q3	$0.38	$0.32		$14.51 million	View	N/A
7/21/2016	Q2	$0.38	$0.34		$14.65 million	View	Listen
4/21/2016	Q1	$0.36	$0.41		$15.46 million	View	N/A
1/28/2016	Q4	$0.34	$0.34		$15.64 million	View	Listen
12/23/2015	Q3 2015		$0.43		$13.58 million	View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ EQBK) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 14.90%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 59.46%

Insider Trading History for Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Equity BancShares (NASDAQ:EQBK)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ EQBK) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
2/2/2018	Harvey R Sorensen	Director	Buy	10	$36.10	$361.00
12/5/2017	Michael R Downing	Director	Sell	10,023	$35.00	$350,805.00
11/3/2017	Scott A Smits	EVP	Buy	150	$34.00	$5,100.00
11/1/2017	Scott A Smits	EVP	Buy	240	$34.25	$8,220.00
9/7/2017	Brad S Elliott	CEO	Sell	4,000	$34.00	$136,000.00	200,933
9/6/2017	Brad S Elliott	CEO	Sell	10,000	$34.00	$340,000.00	201,933
9/1/2017	Brad S Elliott	CEO	Sell	10,000	$34.00	$340,000.00	201,933
8/1/2017	Scott A Smits	EVP	Buy	1,640	$34.50	$56,580.00	10,290
7/28/2017	Wendell Bontrager	Insider	Buy	2,000	$34.39	$68,780.00	5,984
6/16/2017	Dan R Bowers	Director	Sell	11,379	$31.99	$364,014.21	726
6/6/2017	Scott A Smits	EVP	Buy	500	$30.22	$15,110.00	10,000
6/2/2017	Harvey R Sorensen	Director	Buy	310	$30.45	$9,439.50	4,320
6/2/2017	Scott A Smits	EVP	Buy	4,500	$30.47	$137,115.00	9,500
5/31/2017	Julie A Huber	EVP	Sell	1,300	$29.91	$38,883.00	42,382
5/17/2017	Wendell Bontrager	Insider	Buy	200	$29.61	$5,922.00	3,984
5/3/2017	Julie A Huber	EVP	Sell	6,578	$31.58	$207,733.24	48,654
5/1/2017	Wendell Bontrager	Insider	Buy	500	$31.94	$15,970.00	3,484
3/16/2017	Shawn David Penner	Director	Sell	2,000	$32.55	$65,100.00	130,895
3/9/2017	Patrick J Harbert	EVP	Sell	5,000	$32.25	$161,250.00	45,547
2/28/2017	Julie A Huber	EVP	Sell	14,700	$33.76	$496,272.00	65,176
2/17/2017	Rolando Mayans	EVP	Sell	1,677	$33.50	$56,179.50	8,000
2/16/2017	Rolando Mayans	EVP	Sell	2,764	$33.50	$92,594.00	9,677
2/15/2017	Rolando Mayans	EVP	Sell	3,252	$33.87	$110,145.24	14,693
11/17/2016	Michael R. Downing	Director	Sell	8,000	$29.82	$238,560.00
8/15/2016	Gary C Allerheiligen	Director	Buy	2,500	$23.50	$58,750.00	9,500
11/16/2015	Gary C Allerheiligen	Director	Buy	7,000	$22.50	$157,500.00	7,000

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Equity BancShares (NASDAQ EQBK) News Headlines

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Date	Headline
	Sandler O'Neill Reiterates Buy Rating for Equity BancShares (EQBK) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 21 at 7:24 AM
	Equity BancShares' (EQBK) Buy Rating Reiterated at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 9:12 PM
	Bank CEO: Organization not done growing finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 3:50 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Posts Earnings Results www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 10:48 AM
	Equity Bancshares misses by $0.03, beats on revenue seekingalpha.com - April 20 at 10:35 AM
	Equity Bancshares: 1Q Earnings Snapshot finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 10:35 AM
	Three Key Risks For Equity Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:EQBK) You Should Know finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 10:35 AM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Class A to Host Earnings Call finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 10:35 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Friday www.americanbankingnews.com - April 15 at 8:15 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Downgraded to Hold at ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 2:31 PM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - April 12 at 3:35 AM
	Report: Developing Opportunities within VAREX IMAGING, Movado Group, Equity Bancshares, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Immune Design, and Westwood Holdings Group — Future Expectations, Projections Moving into 2018 finance.yahoo.com - April 2 at 3:48 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Announces Regulatory and Shareholder Approvals of ... globenewswire.com - March 30 at 10:28 AM
	BidaskClub Lowers Equity BancShares (EQBK) to Sell www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 4:10 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Raised to "Buy" at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - March 24 at 10:58 AM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Adds to Leadership Team, Craig Anderson Joins Company ... globenewswire.com - March 22 at 10:34 AM
	Equity Bank adds a familiar name to its executive team finance.yahoo.com - March 22 at 10:34 AM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Adds to Leadership Team, Craig Anderson Joins Company as Chief Operating Officer and Craig Mayo Named as Chief Credit Officer finance.yahoo.com - March 22 at 10:34 AM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - March 18 at 3:42 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Lifted to "Buy" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - March 16 at 9:22 PM
	State of Wisconsin Investment Board Purchases New Stake in Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 4 at 9:32 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Upgraded to "B" at TheStreet www.americanbankingnews.com - March 3 at 7:16 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Downgraded to Hold at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 10:16 PM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Stake Increased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company www.americanbankingnews.com - February 24 at 5:54 AM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - February 21 at 3:34 AM
	Equity Bank says latest mergers will close in the spring www.bizjournals.com - February 17 at 3:44 PM
	NBT Bancorp (NBTB) vs. Equity BancShares (EQBK) Head-To-Head Comparison www.americanbankingnews.com - February 9 at 7:14 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Upgraded at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - February 3 at 8:12 PM
	Investor Expectations to Drive Momentum within Westwood Holdings Group, German American, Equity Bancshares, NVIDIA, CenturyLink, and Facebook — Discovering Underlying Factors of Influence finance.yahoo.com - January 31 at 8:35 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Cut to "Strong Sell" at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - January 27 at 3:24 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Expands Organically And With Mergers In 2017, Announces Fourth Quarter Record Income Before Merger Expense And Taxes finance.yahoo.com - January 25 at 5:02 PM
	Earnings Preview: Equity Bancshares finance.yahoo.com - January 25 at 5:02 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - January 12 at 8:50 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. Will Announce 2017 Results on January 25, 2018 finance.yahoo.com - January 9 at 10:00 AM
	Head-To-Head Survey: First Community Financial Partners (FCFP) & Equity BancShares (EQBK) www.americanbankingnews.com - January 7 at 9:40 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) and Itau Unibanco (ITUB) Head-To-Head Contrast www.americanbankingnews.com - January 5 at 3:12 PM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - January 2 at 4:22 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Downgraded by BidaskClub to "Hold" www.americanbankingnews.com - December 30 at 2:54 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Lifted to Buy at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - December 23 at 2:10 PM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Earns "Buy" Rating from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods www.americanbankingnews.com - December 23 at 11:18 AM
	ETFs with exposure to Equity Bancshares, Inc. : December 19, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - December 19 at 4:48 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. :EQBK-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2017 By the Numbers : December 18, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - December 18 at 4:47 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : EQBK-US : December 18, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - December 18 at 10:24 AM
	Equity BancShares (EQBK) Lowered to "Hold" at BidaskClub www.americanbankingnews.com - December 9 at 3:04 PM
	Financial Analysis: Equity BancShares (EQBK) & Its Rivals www.americanbankingnews.com - December 9 at 3:14 AM
	Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - December 8 at 4:22 AM
	Insider Selling: Equity BancShares Inc (EQBK) Director Sells 10,023 Shares of Stock www.americanbankingnews.com - December 6 at 5:46 PM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : EQBK-US : December 1, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - December 1 at 5:21 PM
	Head-To-Head Analysis: Equity Bancshares (EQBK) vs. Its Rivals www.americanbankingnews.com - November 20 at 11:19 AM
	Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - November 13 at 2:12 AM

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