Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Competitors $41.80 +1.24 (+3.06%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQBK vs. FBK, FHB, DAVE, ENVA, BFH, PRK, BUR, BITF, SII, and PGYShould you be buying Equity Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equity Bancshares include FB Financial (FBK), First Hawaiian (FHB), Dave (DAVE), Enova International (ENVA), Bread Financial (BFH), Park National (PRK), Burford Capital (BUR), Bitfarms (BITF), Sprott (SII), and Pagaya Technologies (PGY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Equity Bancshares vs. Its Competitors FB Financial First Hawaiian Dave Enova International Bread Financial Park National Burford Capital Bitfarms Sprott Pagaya Technologies FB Financial (NYSE:FBK) and Equity Bancshares (NYSE:EQBK) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, FBK or EQBK? FB Financial has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FBK or EQBK? 65.4% of FB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of FB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate FBK or EQBK? FB Financial presently has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Given FB Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe FB Financial is more favorable than Equity Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Equity Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67 Is FBK or EQBK a better dividend stock? FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. FB Financial pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equity Bancshares pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. FB Financial has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Does the media prefer FBK or EQBK? In the previous week, FB Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FB Financial and 2 mentions for Equity Bancshares. FB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 0.18 indicating that FB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FB Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equity Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is FBK or EQBK more profitable? FB Financial has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Equity Bancshares' net margin of 5.01%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 12.13% beat FB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FB Financial11.73% 10.56% 1.28% Equity Bancshares 5.01%12.13%1.39% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FBK or EQBK? FB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. FB Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFB Financial$764.61M3.92$116.04M$2.1426.04Equity Bancshares$335.67M2.39$62.62M$1.2034.83 SummaryFB Financial beats Equity Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EQBK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquity BancsharesState Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$779.48M$1.72B$4.94B$22.01BDividend Yield1.78%2.36%4.41%3.57%P/E Ratio34.8314.6922.6733.18Price / Sales2.392.321,378.2261.67Price / Cash9.1511.97127.7624.54Price / Book1.231.102.164.66Net Income$62.62M$103.49M$1.22B$1.01B7 Day Performance4.24%2.73%0.88%2.22%1 Month Performance1.95%-2.66%0.93%1.17%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A38.08%13.47% Equity Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQBKEquity Bancshares1.2019 of 5 stars$41.80+3.1%N/AN/A$779.48M$335.67M34.83700FBKFB Financial4.5333 of 5 stars$55.94-3.8%$58.80+5.1%+12.4%$3.01B$427.43M28.981,490News CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑FHBFirst Hawaiian3.1838 of 5 stars$23.51-3.7%$27.06+15.1%-0.8%$2.93B$793.74M12.122,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementDAVEDave2.9016 of 5 stars$195.07-5.6%$274.13+40.5%+498.2%$2.63B$347.10M51.61250Trending NewsENVAEnova International3.3219 of 5 stars$104.01-3.7%$111.00+6.7%+28.8%$2.60B$2.93B11.041,787Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBFHBread Financial4.1375 of 5 stars$54.10-3.1%$66.20+22.4%+27.9%$2.52B$4.80B9.156,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementPRKPark National2.4865 of 5 stars$154.46-2.7%$177.75+15.1%-8.2%$2.48B$543.45M16.591,790Trending NewsBURBurford Capital4.5285 of 5 stars$11.16-3.4%$18.00+61.4%-22.7%$2.44B$546.09M10.33140Analyst DowngradeBITFBitfarms1.4962 of 5 stars$4.20+0.6%$3.69-12.1%+111.2%$2.36B$192.88M-24.68110Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSIISprott0.9274 of 5 stars$82.88+0.1%N/A+76.8%$2.13B$186.32M42.94170Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑PGYPagaya Technologies3.9506 of 5 stars$27.19-10.3%$34.33+26.3%+169.3%$2.08B$1.03B-7.10800News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FB Financial Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Dave Competitors Enova International Competitors Bread Financial Competitors Park National Competitors Burford Capital Competitors Bitfarms Competitors Sprott Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQBK) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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