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Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Wichita, United States | NYSE
46.68 USD +0.11 (0.236%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 46.68

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. EDT

Equity Bancshares presents a compelling asymmetric setup where aggressive momentum plays are clashing with conservative valuation concerns. The short-term outlook is constructive; the stock is trading significantly below its 200-day average, yet analysts see substantial upside to the mid-$50s, creating a classic 'mean reversion' trade. The options market confirms this bullish bias, with heavy positioning in OTM calls suggesting traders expect a breakout above current resistance levels. However, the long-term picture is mixed due to deteriorating core profitability metrics; the return on equity has slipped to roughly 4.9%, which is subpar for a regional bank, even if recent quarterly earnings showed a sharp sequential improvement. The dividend yield of 1.85% is modest and offers no significant cushion against the underlying operational drag. While the technicals and analyst targets suggest a near-term bounce is probable, the fundamental engine appears to be sputtering, making this a tactical momentum play rather than a definitive long-term compounder.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.018739
AutoETS0.019251
AutoARIMA0.019410
AutoTheta0.021210

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 2.93
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.374
Excess Kurtosis -0.72
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Revenue per Share 15.402
Market Cap 961,257,408
Trailing P/E 27.62
Forward P/E 8.53
Profit Margins 29.48%
Website https://www.equitybank.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated entirely in out-of-the-money calls (OTM) across all expirations, while put activity is minimal and skewed toward deep strikes. This indicates a strong speculative bet on upside momentum rather than a hedge against downside risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 1.64% 1.53% 1.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.22 0.466695
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
dividendYield 1.88
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0038651493
lastDividendValue 0.22
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.20087671
Address1 7,701 East Kellogg Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 52.27
All Time Low 12.49
Ask 49.53
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 134,430
Average Daily Volume3 Month 110,851
Average Volume 110,851
Average Volume10Days 134,430
Bid 46.61
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 39.623
City Wichita
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 46.68
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 47.64
Day Low 46.2
Display Name Equity Bancshares
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Yield 1.88
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,072,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,072,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,008,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,008,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,008,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.689
Enterprise Value 1,154,474,752
Eps Current Year 5.1
Eps Forward 5.47167
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.69
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.2936
Fifty Day Average Change -2.6135979
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05302104
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.087671
Fifty Two Week High 52.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.59
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10694471
Fifty Two Week Low 38.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.080002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20932648
Fifty Two Week Range 38.6 - 52.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,447,252,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.02
Float Shares 17,688,496
Forward Eps 5.47167
Forward P E 8.531216
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 909
Fullday Change 0.11000061
Fullday Change Percent 0.23620488
Fullday Price 46.68
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 312,960,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13939
Held Percent Institutions 0.67287004
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,592,490
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.22
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 961,257,408
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_47395004
Most Recent Quarter 1,790,726,400
Net Income To Common 92,263,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 984,321,022
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 47.27
Operating Margins 0.46051
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.42349997
Peg Ratio 1.69
Phone 316 612 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 46.68
Post Market Time 1,792,100,110
Previous Close 46.57
Price Eps Current Year 9.152942
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1781036
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0715024
Profit Margins 0.29481
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.236205
Regular Market Day High 47.64
Regular Market Day Low 46.2
Regular Market Day Range 46.2 - 47.64
Regular Market Open 47.27
Regular Market Previous Close 46.57
Regular Market Price 46.68
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 249,957
Return On Assets 0.01322
Return On Equity 0.12078
Revenue Growth 5.97
Revenue Per Share 15.402
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 20,592,490
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0287
Shares Short 591,717
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 465,287
Short Name Equity Bancshares, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0334
Short Ratio 5.58
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol EQBK
Target High Price 61.0
Target Low Price 51.0
Target Mean Price 55.28571
Target Median Price 55.0
Total Cash 338,847,008
Total Cash Per Share 16.454
Total Debt 532,032,992
Total Revenue 312,960,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0038651493
Trailing Eps 1.69
Trailing P E 27.621302
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 47.16455
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.48455048
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010273616
Type Disp Equity
Volume 249,957
Website https://www.equitybank.com
Zip 67,207