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

Company Overview

Simmons First National Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Through its principal subsidiary, Simmons Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, government entities and nonprofit organizations.

Simmons Bank offers deposit accounts, consumer and commercial lending, mortgages, credit cards, treasury and cash-management services, and other banking products. Its services also include wealth management, trust and investment services, insurance-related solutions and specialized financial services for businesses and agricultural customers.

Founded in 1903, the company has expanded from its original Arkansas banking operations through organic growth and acquisitions. Simmons Bank serves customers through branch, digital and other delivery channels across Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.45 to $23.25
• 50-Day Range: $22.23 to $24.12
• 52-Week Range: $17.00 to $24.32
• Volume: 2.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.76%
• Price Target: $25.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Simmons First National Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Simmons First National scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 835 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Simmons First National has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $25.50, representing about 11.4% upside from its current price of $22.89.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Simmons First National has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Simmons First National are expected to grow by 11.17% in the coming year, from $2.06 to $2.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Simmons First National is -9.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Simmons First National is -9.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Simmons First National has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.70% of the float of Simmons First National has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Simmons First National has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.82.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Simmons First National has recently decreased by 11.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Simmons First National is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Simmons First National has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Simmons First National will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.55% next year. This indicates that Simmons First National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Simmons First National has a news sentiment score of 0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Simmons First National this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Simmons First National to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Simmons First National insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.77% of the stock of Simmons First National is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

27.58% of the stock of Simmons First National is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/16/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/15/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SFNC
• CIK: 90498
• Web: www.simmonsbank.com
• Phone: (870) 541-1000
• Fax: 870-541-1067
• Employees: 2,917
• Year Founded: 1903

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Simmons First National: $25.50
• High Price Target: $27.50
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.53)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.11
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$397.55 million
• Net Margins: -24.64%
• Pretax Margin: -32.43%
• Return on Equity: 8.32%
• Return on Assets: 1.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.32
• Cash Flow: $2.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.38
• Book Value: $23.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 144,510,000
• Free Float: 143,401,000
• Market Cap: $3.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89