Simmons First National - SFNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simmons First National in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" SFNC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SFNC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Simmons First National's shares. Their SFNC share price forecasts range from $24.50 to $25.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $24.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.2%.
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Simmons First National's stock was trading at $29.58 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, SFNC shares have decreased by 15.3% and is now trading at $25.05.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 25th 2022.
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Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The bank reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.06. The bank had revenue of $225.28 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $228.57 million. Simmons First National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.73% and a net margin of 25.19%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.69 earnings per share.

Simmons First National declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, October 3rd. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 14th.
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Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.03%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 38.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.40% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Simmons First National split on the morning of Friday, February 9th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 18th 2018. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, February 8th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

65 employees have rated Simmons First National Chief Executive Officer George A. Makris, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. George A. Makris, Jr. has an approval rating of 51% among the company's employees. This puts George A. Makris, Jr. in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Simmons First National trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SFNC."

Simmons First National's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Northern Trust Corp (4.45%), Simmons Bank (1.54%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.13%), Newport Trust Co (0.67%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.60%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.39%). Insiders that own company stock include Dean O Bass, George Makris Jr, Marty Casteel, Paul D Kanneman, Paul D Kanneman, Robert A Fehlman, Stephen C Massanelli and Steven A Cosse.
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Shares of SFNC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SFNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.05.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) has a market capitalization of $3.21 billion and generates $862.88 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $271.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.95 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,877 workers across the globe.

Simmons First National was founded in 1903.

Simmons First National's mailing address is 501 MAIN STREET, PINE BLUFF AR, 71601. The official website for the company is www.simmonsbank.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (870) 541-1000, via email at bankanywhere@simmonsbank.com, or via fax at 870-541-1067.