Simmons First National Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Simmons First National in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings 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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Simmons First National is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 20th 2021.
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Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 19th. The bank reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. The bank earned $198.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $199.53 million. Simmons First National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 26.13%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 EPS.
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Simmons First National's stock was trading at $16.69 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SFNC shares have increased by 83.4% and is now trading at $30.61.
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Simmons First National declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, July 6th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 14th.
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Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.37%. 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 30.00%. 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 34.29% next year. This indicates that Simmons First National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Simmons First National's stock 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 issued to shareholders after the market closes 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 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Simmons First National's shares. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $28.00. On average, they anticipate Simmons First National's stock price to reach $22.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 27.0%.
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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.

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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 BlackRock Inc. (14.72%), Northern Trust Corp (5.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.78%), Simmons Bank (2.65%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (1.88%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.67%). Company insiders that own Simmons First National stock include George Makris Jr, Marty Casteel, 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 Northern Trust Corp, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Simmons Bank, LSV Asset Management, and King Luther Capital Management Corp.
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SFNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Westwood Holdings Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Millennium Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC, Morgan Stanley, Barclays PLC, and Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC. Company insiders that have bought Simmons First National stock in the last two years include George Makris Jr, 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.
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One share of SFNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.61.

Simmons First National has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion and generates $1.01 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $254.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis.

Simmons First National employs 2,923 workers across the globe.

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

Simmons First National is headquartered at 501 MAIN STREET, PINE BLUFF AR, 71601.

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]