Simmons First National Stock Forecast, Price & News

Simmons First National's stock was trading at $16.69 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SFNC shares have increased by 55.5% and is now trading at $25.95.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simmons First National in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Simmons First National stock. 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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65 employees have rated Simmons First National CEO George A. Makris, Jr. on Glassdoor.com. George A. Makris, Jr. has an approval rating of 51% among Simmons First National's employees. This puts George A. Makris, Jr. in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Simmons First National is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 20th 2021.
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Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 25th. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.15. Simmons First National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.37% and a net margin of 24.39%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.66 EPS.
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Simmons First National announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Tuesday, January 5th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 14th.
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Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.57%. Simmons First National has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Simmons First National is 24.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Simmons First National will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.72% next year. This indicates that Simmons First National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Simmons First National shares 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 closing bell on Thursday, February 8th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of Simmons First National stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Simmons First National's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Simmons First National's share price to reach $22.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.9%.
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Some companies that are related to Simmons First National include Truist Financial (TFC), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), First Republic Bank (FRC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), M&T Bank (MTB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), First Horizon (FHN), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL).
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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 shareholders include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.05%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.03%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Simmons First National stock include Eugene Hunt, George Makris Jr, George Makris, Jr, Patrick A Burrow, Paul D Kanneman, Robert A Fehlman, Stephen C Massanelli and Steven A Cosse.
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SFNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, and New York State Teachers Retirement System.
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SFNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Simmons First National stock in the last two years include Eugene Hunt, George Makris Jr, George Makris, Jr, Patrick A Burrow, Robert A Fehlman, Stephen C Massanelli, and Steven A Cosse.
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Shares of SFNC 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.

One share of SFNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.95.

Simmons First National has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion and generates $988.15 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $238.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.73 on an earnings per share basis. Simmons First National employs 3,270 workers across the globe.

The official website for Simmons First National is www.simmonsbank.com.

Simmons First National's mailing address is 501 MAIN STREET, PINE BLUFF AR, 71601. The bank can be reached via phone at 870-541-1000 or via email at [email protected]