Simmons First National - SFNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street 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 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 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Simmons First National's stock. Their SFNC share price forecasts range from $24.50 to $26.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $25.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 43.9% from the stock's current price.
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Simmons First National's stock was trading at $21.58 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SFNC stock has decreased by 19.0% and is now trading at $17.49.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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Simmons First National will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 25th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The bank earned $309.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share.

Simmons First National announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 23rd. Stockholders 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 4.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19.
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Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.47%. 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 38.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SFNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.65% 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 distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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."

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One share of SFNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.49.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion and generates $1.03 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $256.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.07 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.