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Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Wichita, United States | NYSE
49.62 USD -0.11 (-0.221%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.62

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:44 a.m. EDT

Equity Bancshares presents a compelling dichotomy between its explosive recent earnings momentum and its historically volatile price trajectory. Fundamentally, the company is firing on all cylinders: revenue grew 38%, earnings surged 73%, and operating margins expanded to 46%. This operational excellence is reflected in the forward P/E of roughly 9.5x, which offers significant value compared to the trailing 31x multiple, implying the market expects a normalization in profitability. However, the long-term investment case is tempered by the stock's erratic history; despite a +73% gain over the last nine years, the asset has suffered brutal drawdowns, including a -42% drop in 2020 and a -39% collapse in 2019. The current price action shows resilience, trading above key moving averages, yet the statistical forecast model offers only a negligible 0.28% upside over the next 45 days, highlighting the difficulty in predicting the next move for this volatile regional bank. The dividend yield of 1.44% is modest and growing slowly, serving as a floor rather than a primary driver. For investors, the setup favors a tactical entry based on the strong earnings catalyst and attractive forward valuation, but the historical volatility suggests that patience is required to navigate potential mean reversion risks.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.052741
MSTL0.053689
AutoETS0.055298
AutoARIMA0.055298

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 13.36
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.413
Excess Kurtosis -0.86
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Revenue per Share 12.218
Market Cap 1,021,799,360
Trailing P/E 31.61
Forward P/E 9.45
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins 14.69%
Website https://www.equitybank.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:44 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely light overall, indicating a lack of strong directional conviction. Call open interest is concentrated at the $55 strike, suggesting a modest bullish bias or resistance level, while put open interest is scattered at lower strikes ($25-$30) with minimal volume. Implied volatility is compressed across most expirations, reflecting a calm market environment with no significant hedging or speculative buildup.


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 1.45
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014478183
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.232795
Address1 7,701 East Kellogg Drive
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 52.27
All Time Low 12.49
Ask 52.88
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 95,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 129,739
Average Volume 129,739
Average Volume10Days 95,260
Beta 0.774
Bid 46.55
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 10
Book Value 40.201
City Wichita
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.62
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 49.97
Day Low 49.39
Display Name Equity Bancshares
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 0.72
Dividend Yield 1.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,124,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,124,000
Earnings Growth 0.477
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.732
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,059,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,791,921,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,791,921,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 4.118
Enterprise Value 1,004,265,344
Eps Current Year 5.07857
Eps Forward 5.25143
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.57
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 49.8422
Fifty Day Average Change -0.2222023
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004458116
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.2795
Fifty Two Week High 52.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.6500015
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.050698325
Fifty Two Week Low 38.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.02
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.28549224
Fifty Two Week Range 38.6 - 52.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,447,252,200,000
Float Shares 17,689,773
Forward Eps 5.25143
Forward P E 9.448854
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 909
Fullday Change -0.110001
Fullday Change Percent -0.221196
Fullday Price 49.62
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 243,856,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13929
Held Percent Institutions 0.67221
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,592,490
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
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 1,021,799,360
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_47395004
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 35,826,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,024,064,527
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 50.01
Operating Cashflow 55,577,000
Operating Margins 0.4628
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.4586
Peg Ratio 1.69
Phone 316 612 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 49.62
Post Market Time 1,787,951,100
Previous Close 49.73
Price Eps Current Year 9.770467
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2342976
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.1901584
Profit Margins 0.14691
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.221196
Regular Market Day High 49.97
Regular Market Day Low 49.39
Regular Market Day Range 49.39 - 49.97
Regular Market Open 50.01
Regular Market Previous Close 49.73
Regular Market Price 49.62
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 98,304
Return On Assets 0.0054699997
Return On Equity 0.048979998
Revenue Growth 0.381
Revenue Per Share 12.218
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
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 0.0218
Shares Short 448,394
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 553,357
Short Name Equity Bancshares, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0253
Short Ratio 3.79
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol EQBK
Target High Price 59.0
Target Low Price 51.0
Target Mean Price 54.85714
Target Median Price 54.0
Total Cash 553,044,992
Total Cash Per Share 26.857
Total Debt 535,511,008
Total Revenue 243,856,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014478183
Trailing Eps 1.57
Trailing P E 31.605093
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 46.4894
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.1306
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06734008
Type Disp Equity
Volume 98,304
Website https://www.equitybank.com
Zip 67,207