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$41.77 +1.21 (+2.98%)
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EQBK vs. BUSE, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, IBCP, IBOC, TCBK, TOWN, UBSI, and OBK

Should you be buying Equity Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Bancshares include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), First Merchants (FRME), Independent Bank (IBCP), International Bancshares (IBOC), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Origin Bancorp (OBK).

Equity Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Equity Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Equity Bancshares and 3 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 0.76 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Equity Bancshares
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Equity Bancshares has a net margin of 18.66% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 14.64% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Equity Bancshares 18.66%14.64%1.31%

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Equity Bancshares has a consensus price target of $50.40, indicating a potential upside of 20.67%. Given Equity Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Equity Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equity Bancshares pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Equity Bancshares has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.96
Equity Bancshares$192.21M4.18$62.62M$1.2034.81

Summary

Equity Bancshares beats First Busey on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EQBK vs. The Competition

MetricEquity BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$779.48M$1.05B$12.73B$10.81B
Dividend Yield1.77%10.15%5.54%4.80%
P/E Ratio10.498.9922.4230.98
Price / Sales4.183.2930.23133.64
Price / Cash10.6310.1122.5761.86
Price / Book1.421.012.206.61
Net Income$62.62M$885.92M$1.02B$277.10M
7 Day Performance4.24%1.18%1.62%2.57%
1 Month Performance1.80%-2.20%0.01%3.20%
1 Year Performance-0.55%2.07%542.49%33.22%

Equity Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
4.2489 of 5 stars
$41.77
+3.0%
$50.40
+20.7%
-0.8%$779.48M$192.21M10.49700
BUSE
First Busey
4.7435 of 5 stars
$23.29
+3.6%
$27.33
+17.4%
-2.9%$2.00B$663.36M20.791,548Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.88 of 5 stars
$24.30
+2.4%
$29.83
+22.8%
-1.2%$2.27B$1.62B9.722,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.4471 of 5 stars
$36.42
+2.4%
$43.33
+19.0%
-1.2%$853.35M$453.67M10.351,198News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
FRME
First Merchants
4.9793 of 5 stars
$36.75
+2.9%
$48.00
+30.6%
+4.3%$2.06B$637.74M9.522,120Trending News
Earnings Report
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.952 of 5 stars
$32.21
+3.3%
$36.00
+11.8%
-1.0%$645.93M$323.14M10.49920Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
IBOC
International Bancshares
3.2633 of 5 stars
$66.71
+1.8%
N/A+12.4%$4.07B$826.42M10.082,336Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.7805 of 5 stars
$42.31
+2.8%
$47.60
+12.5%
+2.5%$1.34B$531.04M12.441,201Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0618 of 5 stars
$33.48
-0.8%
$41.00
+22.5%
+3.6%$2.53B$1.03B14.562,720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.2003 of 5 stars
$35.82
+1.7%
$40.50
+13.1%
-1.8%$4.99B$1.63B12.662,553Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6371 of 5 stars
$33.91
+3.2%
$43.20
+27.4%
N/A$1.06B$347.73M15.141,031News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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