Simmons First National (SFNC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simmons First National in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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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1 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Simmons First National's shares. Their SFNC share price forecasts range from $26.00 to $26.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $26.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 59.1% from the stock's current price.
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Simmons First National's stock was trading at $21.58 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SFNC shares have decreased by 24.3% and is now trading at $16.34.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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Simmons First National will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 24th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.07. The bank earned $342.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $213.85 million. Simmons First National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.28% and a net margin of 21.42%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.52 earnings per share.

Simmons First National announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.90%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 14th.
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Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.83%. SFNC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. 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 38.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.69% 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 minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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."

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 $16.34.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion and generates $1.03 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $256.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.10 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,202 workers across the globe.

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.