Equity Bancshares, Inc. (EQBK)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Wichita, United States | NYSE
45.99 USD
+0.92
(2.041%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 45.99 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 1:08 a.m. EDT
Equity Bancshares is currently a defensive hold rather than a momentum play. While the dividend yield is reliably expanding (progressing from $0.12 to $0.18 in four quarters), the stock momentum is absent. The -1.2% forecasted directional change and Ljung-Box p-value indicating non-independence suggest the price is 'stuck' waiting for catalysts. The slight call buying at $45 aligns with the stock hovering near its 50-day average ($45.21), but without significant volume confirmation, this sets up for a 'wait-and-see' approach until clearer technical breakouts occur. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.021723 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.021723 |
| MSTL | 0.022249 |
| AutoTheta | 0.027085 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 78% |
| H-stat | 1.05 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.368 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.03 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-30 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.489 |
| Market Cap | 965,428,544 |
| Trailing P/E | 38.97 |
| Forward P/E | 8.73 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Profit Margins | 11.19% |
| Website | https://www.equitybank.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 1:08 a.m. EDT: Options flow shows minimal speculative positioning in short-dated calls (near term expiration shows negligible volume). In slightly longer-dated calls (July 2026), there is new buying activity ($9 volume vs $1 OI) at the $45 ATM strike, suggesting a neutral-to-slightly-bullish baseline support. Conversely, put activity is slightly elevated with higher volume than Open Interest at the $45 ATM strike (12 vol vs 0 OI), though a significant portion of put OI is deep ITM (35 and 20 strikes), indicating hedge positions rather than directional short bets. IV levels are extremely low (0.02-0.61), indicating a stagnant market with little pricing in of volatility events.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.41% | 1.63% | 1.60% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 0.18 | 0.405314 |
| 2025-12-31 | 0.18 | 0.404790 |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.18 | 0.445864 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.15 | 0.372273 |
| 2025-03-31 | 0.15 | 0.386908 |
| 2024-12-31 | 0.15 | 0.360733 |
| 2024-09-30 | 0.15 | 0.375646 |
| 2024-06-28 | 0.12 | 0.350304 |
| 2024-03-27 | 0.12 | 0.363096 |
| 2023-12-28 | 0.12 | 0.361975 |
| 2023-09-28 | 0.12 | 0.518629 |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.10 | 0.451450 |
| 2023-03-30 | 0.10 | 0.438981 |
| 2022-12-29 | 0.10 | 0.321590 |
| 2022-09-29 | 0.10 | 0.355266 |
| 2022-06-29 | 0.08 | 0.290239 |
| 2022-03-30 | 0.08 | 0.263745 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.08 | 0.251728 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.08 | 0.249448 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.25279212 |
| Address1 | 7,701 East Kellogg Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 50.85 |
| All Time Low | 12.49 |
| Ask | 47.45 |
| Ask Size | 1,200 |
| Audit Risk | 8 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.4 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 133,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 120,421 |
| Average Volume | 120,421 |
| Average Volume10Days | 133,700 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| Bid | 18.23 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 39.371 |
| City | Wichita |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 45.99 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 46.28 |
| Day Low | 45.41 |
| Display Name | Equity Bancshares |
| Dividend Date | 1,776,211,200 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.72 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.57 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,776,261,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,776,261,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.059 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.128 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,776,196,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,783,972,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,783,972,800 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.97 |
| Enterprise Value | 874,910,400 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.972 |
| Eps Forward | 5.266 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.18 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.183 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.807003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.017860767 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.279213 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 50.07 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.079998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08148588 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 35.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.0700035 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.28034532 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 35.92 - 50.07 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,447,252,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 16,644,977 |
| Forward Eps | 5.266 |
| Forward P E | 8.733385 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 909 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 220,396,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13763 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.64341 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 20,992,140 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,915,200 |
| 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 | 965,428,544 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| 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 | 955,075,387 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 45.56 |
| Operating Margins | 0.39816 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5847 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.69 |
| Phone | 316 612 6000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 45.99 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,521 |
| Previous Close | 45.07 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 9.249799 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1681187 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.380427 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11185 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.4 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.920002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.04127 |
| Regular Market Day High | 46.28 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.41 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.41 - 46.28 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 45.07 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,078 |
| Regular Market Volume | 100,339 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0037599998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.034360003 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.33 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.489 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,767,023 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0257 |
| Shares Short | 539,755 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 391,051 |
| Short Name | Equity Bancshares, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0298 |
| Short Ratio | 4.39 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | KS |
| Symbol | EQBK |
| Target High Price | 58.0 |
| Target Low Price | 47.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.6 |
| Target Median Price | 52.0 |
| Total Cash | 565,097,024 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 27.211 |
| Total Debt | 484,932,000 |
| Total Revenue | 220,396,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.69 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.015309518 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.18 |
| Trailing P E | 38.97458 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.0561 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.9339027 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0681414 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 100,339 |
| Website | https://www.equitybank.com |
| Zip | 67,207 |