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Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Wichita, United States | NYSE
48.85 USD +0.95 (1.983%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:22 a.m. EDT

Equity Bancshares presents a compelling asymmetric setup where the business fundamentals are stabilizing while the stock price remains depressed relative to its forward earnings potential. The long-term outlook is solidified by a robust nine-year price trajectory showing nearly double-digit cumulative gains (+97.74%) without a recent multi-year decline, coupled with accelerating revenue growth (+33.7%) and a healthy payout ratio (58%). While the trailing P/E of 40 appears expensive, the forward P/E of 9.2 suggests the market is pricing in a significant earnings expansion, making the current valuation attractive for a buy-and-hold strategy. The short-term catalyst is the upcoming Q2 earnings report, which could unlock further value if the company can demonstrate sustained profitability. Options activity confirms this bullish bias, with traders betting on a move toward the $55 resistance level rather than a crash to the $25 support. The dividend yield of 1.5% provides a modest safety net, though it is not the primary driver of value here; the real opportunity lies in the convergence of improving operational metrics and a compressed valuation gap.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.024511
AutoETS0.025415
AutoARIMA0.025472
MSTL0.025625
MSTL_700.029753
MSTL_70_1260.032289
MSTL_1260.048149

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 1.65
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.058
Excess Kurtosis -0.32
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Revenue per Share 11.503
Market Cap 1,008,301,952
Trailing P/E 41.40
Forward P/E 9.38
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 11.17%
Website https://www.equitybank.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:22 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move with heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at the $55 strike, suggesting a target for a 15% rally. Conversely, put writers are establishing significant protection deep in the money at the $25 and $30 strikes, indicating a floor for a potential 30-40% drawdown. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expiration, reflecting uncertainty ahead of the upcoming earnings release.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 1.62% 1.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.18 0.367422
2026-03-31 0.18 0.405314
2025-12-31 0.18 0.403135
2025-09-30 0.18 0.442260
2025-06-30 0.15 0.367647
2025-03-31 0.15 0.380711
2024-12-31 0.15 0.353607
2024-09-30 0.15 0.366928
2024-06-28 0.12 0.340909
2024-03-27 0.12 0.352113
2023-12-28 0.12 0.349752
2023-09-28 0.12 0.499376
2023-06-29 0.10 0.432526
2023-03-30 0.10 0.418760
2022-12-29 0.10 0.305530
2022-09-29 0.10 0.336474
2022-06-29 0.08 0.273973
2022-03-30 0.08 0.248293
2021-12-30 0.08 0.236407
2021-09-29 0.08 0.233713
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.72
dividendYield 1.47
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.69
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01440501
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1874088
Address1 7,701 East Kellogg Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 51.48
All Time Low 12.49
Ask 78.16
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 161,360
Average Daily Volume3 Month 121,913
Average Volume 121,913
Average Volume10Days 161,360
Beta 0.781
Bid 19.54
Bid Size 1,200
Board Risk 10
Book Value 39.354
City Wichita
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 48.85
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 48.94
Day Low 47.615
Display Name Equity Bancshares
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 0.72
Dividend Yield 1.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,145,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,145,600
Earnings Growth -0.059
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.128
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,059,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,059,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,059,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.221
Enterprise Value 931,457,984
Eps Current Year 5.06333
Eps Forward 5.20714
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 46.7994
Fifty Day Average Change 2.0505981
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04381676
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 18.740881
Fifty Two Week High 51.48
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.630001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.051087823
Fifty Two Week Low 36.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.809998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35543832
Fifty Two Week Range 36.04 - 51.48
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,447,252,200,000
Float Shares 17,737,859
Forward Eps 5.20714
Forward P E 9.38135
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 909
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 220,676,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13877
Held Percent Institutions 0.64709
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,640,778
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.18
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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. It accepts demand, savings, money market, and time deposits. The company's 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, government guaranteed, letter of credit, and other loan products. It also provides loans for 1 – 4 family residential mortgages, agricultural, consumer, residential real estate mortgage, and agricultural real estate and production loans. In addition, the company offers debit and credit cards; insurance brokerage; trust and wealth management; 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; night depository; direct deposit; cashier's and travelers checks; letters of credit; and ITMs and ATMs. Further, it provides cash management deposit products, such as lockbox, remote deposit capture, positive pay, reverse positive pay, account reconciliation services, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts; and banking services through telephone, mail, and personal appointments. Additionally, the company offers treasury management services, including balance reporting, transfers between accounts, wire transfer initiation, automated clearing house origination, and stop payments. It operates in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Equity Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.
Long Name Equity Bancshares, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,008,301,952
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_47395004
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 24,651,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,008,302,005
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 48.07
Operating Cashflow 45,014,000
Operating Margins 0.39595002
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.5847
Peg Ratio 1.69
Phone 316 612 6000
Pre Market Change 0.15000153
Pre Market Change Percent 0.30706558
Pre Market Price 49.0
Pre Market Time 1,784,028,846
Previous Close 47.9
Price Eps Current Year 9.6478
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2412969
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.569151
Profit Margins 0.11171
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.949997
Regular Market Change Percent 1.98329
Regular Market Day High 48.94
Regular Market Day Low 47.615
Regular Market Day Range 47.615 - 48.94
Regular Market Open 48.07
Regular Market Previous Close 47.9
Regular Market Price 48.85
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 249,152
Return On Assets 0.0037599998
Return On Equity 0.034360003
Revenue Growth 0.337
Revenue Per Share 11.503
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 20,640,778
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0358
Shares Short 739,835
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 350,366
Short Name Equity Bancshares, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0416
Short Ratio 5.1
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol EQBK
Target High Price 58.0
Target Low Price 49.0
Target Mean Price 53.71429
Target Median Price 52.0
Total Cash 570,643,968
Total Cash Per Share 27.646
Total Debt 493,800,000
Total Revenue 220,676,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.69
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01440501
Trailing Eps 1.18
Trailing P E 41.398304
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 44.84855
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.0014496
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08922138
Type Disp Equity
Volume 249,152
Website https://www.equitybank.com
Zip 67,207