What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for EQBK Q1 Earnings?

Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Equity Bancshares in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 24th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the bank will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $46.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Equity Bancshares’ current full-year earnings is $3.77 per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on EQBK. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Equity Bancshares from $43.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Hovde Group raised their price objective on Equity Bancshares from $56.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Stephens lowered their target price on shares of Equity Bancshares from $52.00 to $49.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Equity Bancshares has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $48.00.

Equity Bancshares Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:EQBK opened at $44.40 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $42.26. Equity Bancshares has a one year low of $30.44 and a one year high of $50.85. The company has a market capitalization of $678.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.16 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

Equity Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.35%. Equity Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EQBK. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Equity Bancshares in the fourth quarter valued at $54,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Equity Bancshares by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,213 shares of the bank’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Equity Bancshares in the 3rd quarter valued at about $203,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Equity Bancshares by 74.1% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,052 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 2,150 shares during the period. Finally, Triune Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Equity Bancshares in the 3rd quarter worth about $268,000. 71.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Equity Bancshares Company Profile

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, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment and aircraft financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loan products.