Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Equity Bank that provides a range of banking, mortgage banking, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company accepts various demand, savings, money market, and time deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate-backed, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loan products to national and regional companies, restaurant franchisees, hoteliers, real estate developers, manufacturing and industrial companies, agribusiness companies, and other businesses. The company's loan products also comprise various consumer loans to individuals and professionals, including residential real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, installment loans, unsecured and secured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, and letters of credit. It also provides debit cards; online banking solutions, such as access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; mobile banking solutions comprising remote check deposits with mobile bill pay; ATMs; and treasury management, wire transfer, automated clearing house, and stop payment services. In addition, the company offers cash management deposit products, such as lockbox, remote deposit capture, positive pay, reverse positive pay, account reconciliation services, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts, as well as banking services through telephone, mail, and personal appointments. As of December 31, 2021, it operated a network of 69 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $39.40 to $41.47
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $34.11 to $50.85
• Volume: 114,401 shs
• Average Volume: 76,056 shs
• Market Capitalization: $794.75 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.26
• Dividend Yield: 1.45%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Equity Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Equity Bancshares scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Equity Bancshares.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Equity Bancshares is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Equity Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.18% of the float of Equity Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equity Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Bancshares has recently increased by 3.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Equity Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Equity Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Equity Bancshares is 14.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.18% of the float of Equity Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Equity Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Equity Bancshares has recently increased by 3.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

Equity Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Equity Bancshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Equity Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.60% of the stock of Equity Bancshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

71.80% of the stock of Equity Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EQBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EQBK shares performed this year?

Equity Bancshares' stock was trading at $36.97 at the start of the year. Since then, EQBK shares have increased by 11.8% and is now trading at $41.35.

How do I buy shares of Equity Bancshares?

Shares of EQBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: State Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EQBK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:EQBK
• CIK: 1227500
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (316) 612-6000
• Fax: 316-681-2325
• Employees: 700
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $62.62 million
• Net Margins: 19.99%
• Pretax Margin: 24.25%
• Return on Equity: 12.17%
• Return on Assets: 1.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.64
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $335.67 million
• Price / Sales: 2.37
• Cash Flow: $4.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.04
• Book Value: $33.08 per share
• Price / Book: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,220,000
• Free Float: 17,950,000
• Market Cap: $793.98 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.85