Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Equity Bancshares (EQBK)

Equity Bancshares (NYSE: EQBK) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 11/2/2026 – Equity Bancshares was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 10/16/2026 – Equity Bancshares had its price target lowered by Stephens from $61.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/16/2026 – Equity Bancshares was given a new $50.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 10/16/2026 – Equity Bancshares had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $52.00 to $53.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Equity Bancshares was downgraded by Piper Sandler from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $52.00 price target on the stock, down from $60.00.
• 10/2/2026 – Equity Bancshares was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 9/13/2026 – Equity Bancshares was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 9/8/2026 – Equity Bancshares had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $58.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Equity Bancshares Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:EQBK traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $48.72. The stock had a trading volume of 88,747 shares, compared to its average volume of 140,344. The firm has a market cap of $1.00 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Equity Bancshares, Inc. has a twelve month low of $40.22 and a twelve month high of $52.27.

Equity Bancshares (NYSE:EQBK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 14th. The company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $83.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $84.91 million. Equity Bancshares had a net margin of 20.34% and a return on equity of 13.73%. On average, research analysts predict that Equity Bancshares, Inc. will post 5.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Equity Bancshares Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from Equity Bancshares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. Equity Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.51%.

Insider Activity at Equity Bancshares

In other Equity Bancshares news, Director Donald Scott Rogerson acquired 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $50.00 per share, with a total value of $100,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 10,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $505,150. This represents a 24.68% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 14.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Equity Bancshares, Inc is a financial holding company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Through its principal subsidiary, Equity Bank, the company provides banking services to businesses, agricultural operations, institutions and individual consumers.

Equity Bank’s products and services include commercial and agricultural lending, real estate financing, consumer loans, deposit accounts, treasury management, online and mobile banking, mortgage services and wealth management. The bank also provides cash-management and other financial solutions designed to support business and community banking customers.

Founded in 2002, Equity Bancshares has expanded through organic growth and the acquisition of community banks.