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EQBK · Equity Bancshares Inc

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$51.64 -0.09 (-0.17%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.06B
Shares
20.59M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$51.64 Open$51.59 Day$51.54–52.10 52W close$38.78–51.73 Avg vol 30d127K Short int441K · 2.1% float · 3.3d Short vol45% Last earningsJul 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +12%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 63
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 99%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +14%
      trailing
      YTD return +16%
      this year
      Relative strength 0%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $49 › 200d $46 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 60% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.14% of float · ▼ -20.3% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      141 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      EPS growth −69%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $38.1M
      Balance sheet $391.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 24%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −12%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 14, 2026
      remainder of 2026
      Net interest margin 4.25% – 4.35%
      second half of 2026
      Non-interest income $18M – $22M
      Non-interest expense $94M – $98M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2025
      Loans as a percentage of average earning assets · Q1 2026 80%
      Loan-to-deposit ratio · Q1 2026 88%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      63 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      99% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $49 › 200d $46 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.2M over 90 days · 60% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.14% of float · ▼ -20.3% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      141 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $39 Now $52 · 99% Range high $52
      vs 200-day avg +12% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      ACL plus purchase discounts to gross loans held for investment 1.73% second quarter ended June 30, 2026
      Core ROATCE non-GAAP 17.2% second quarter ended June 30, 2026
      Net charge-offs (annualized) 12 second quarter ended June 30, 2026
      Return on average equity 12.9% second quarter ended June 30, 2026
      ROATCE 16.6% second quarter ended June 30, 2026
      Core margin non-GAAP 4.36% Q4 2025
      Interest-bearing liabilities as a percentage of interest-earning assets 75.1% Q4 2025
      Net charge-offs (year-to-date) $2.5M FY2025
      Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized, YTD) 0.06% FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Banks - Regional — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      EQBK
      Equity Bancshares Inc
      this stock
      $1.06B +15.7% 2.1%
      MFG
      Mizuho Financial Group Inc
      $132.42B +48.5% 0.1%
      HDB
      Hdfc Bank Ltd
      $120.05B -36.0% +15.2% 0.5%
      IBN
      Icici Bank Ltd
      $108.39B -0.2% 0.5%
      PNC
      Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.
      $102.52B +23.1% +7.2% 14.1 1.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      141
      % held
      66.0%
      Net QoQ
      +199.5K sh
      Top holder
      T. Rowe Price Investment…
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      179
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      441.0K
      Days to cover
      3.3d
      Change
      -112.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      45%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      263
      Value
      $12.9K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.9%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      2 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $22.7M
      EPS diluted
      $1.23
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.0M
      Remaining
      shares 116.3K
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      17
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $21.2K
      Shares
      416
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Exempt Offerings
      Offering
      $75.0M
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 15, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Equity Bancshares, Inc. Second Qu…
      Published
      Jul 14, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      EQBK +1.4% +2.4% +14.1% +1.9% +15.7%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.0% -2.1% +0.4% -2.0% +1.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.18 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Raised 20%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.72 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.39%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 1.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 883,707
      Remaining
      shares 116,293
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1227500 CUSIP 29460X109 13F (30d) 135 filings 134 filers Visit website Investor relations