Simmons First National - SFNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 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 sell rating and 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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2 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Simmons First National's stock. Their SFNC share price forecasts range from $24.50 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $25.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% 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 increased by 7.9% and is now trading at $23.29.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The bank earned $309.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $244.05 million. Simmons First National had a net margin of 24.85% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.40%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.52 EPS.

Simmons First National declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, April 3rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.43%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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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 3.29%. 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 36.72%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.02% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Simmons First National shares split before market open on Friday, February 9th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, January 18th 2018. The newly issued shares were distributed 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."

Simmons First National's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Simmons Bank (1.56%), Newport Trust Co (0.66%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.33%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.32%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.24%) and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Dean O Bass, George Makris Jr, Marty Casteel, 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 $23.29.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion and generates $1.03 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $256.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.07 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 2,877 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.