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Equity Bancshares, Inc.
EQBK
NYSE·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $1.0B
$49.23
▼ -1.93%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$36.04 - $51.48
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Price action
Price chart
Up 13.6% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
3 reasons
- Regional market presence with 69 branches across four-state footprint providing local relationship banking
- Diversified loan portfolio spanning commercial, agricultural, and consumer segments reducing concentration risk
- Integrated digital banking platform combining mobile, online, and ATM services with traditional branch support
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.8).
- Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Growth
Stable outlook
Expansion of commercial lending to small and mid-sized businesses in underserved regional markets
Value
Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Momentum
Strong
+9.6% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Emerging growth company (44% revenue growth). Early stage with higher risk.
Dividend
Modest
1.46% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying EQBK right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 21, 2026
APR 14, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.32 vs $1.15 consensus (+14.8% surprise). Revenue of $83.2M vs $82.7M expected (+0.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+14.8%
Next: Apr 21, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+18%
+7%
-65%
+27%
+96%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$53.6M
$53.8M
$57.6M
$60.0M
$57.6M
$47.5M
$100.4M
$117.5M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
65.7%
Operating
19.1%
Profit
14.4%
Wall Street consensus
6 analysts · 50% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
50%
Hold
50%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$52.50
▲ +6.6% vs $49.23
Latest: Benchmark · Jun 24, 2026
2 analysts covering