Equity Bancshares, Inc. Class A (EQBK)

In the past six months, Equity Bancshares, Inc. completed its merger with NBC Corp. of Oklahoma on July 3, 2025, expanding its Oklahoma franchise. The company announced its third-quarter 2025 results on October 14, 2025, highlighting balance sheet and net interest margin expansion. On September 26, 2025, it announced a share repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares. Equity Bancshares completed its merger with Frontier Holdings, LLC on January 2, 2026, entering Nebraska. The company is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter 2025 results on January 21, 2026. Piper Sandler raised its price target for EQBK to $57.00 from $56.00 on January 12, 2026.

The banking industry experiences seasonal trends, with loan demand typically highest during the spring and summer months, peaking in August or September, and lowest in December, January, and February. Interest rates are a driving force behind changes in loan demand. Equity Bancshares, Inc. has historical data available that displays mean and median monthly returns to identify seasonal patterns specific to EQBK.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company based in Wichita, Kansas, operating as Equity Bank. It operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically in the Regional Banks industry, and offers financial services to individuals, businesses, and business owners. The company provides various loan products, including commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, lines of credit, and agricultural loans. It also offers residential mortgages, consumer lending, and deposit products like demand, savings, and money market accounts. Additional services include mortgage banking, trust and wealth management, treasury management, insurance brokerage, and digital banking solutions.

Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates approximately 71 to 74 branches across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Some sources indicate a presence in Nebraska, Illinois, and Colorado. The company's corporate offices are in Wichita, Kansas, with metropolitan locations in Kansas City and Tulsa.

Specific events impacting Equity Bancshares, Inc.'s brand reputation in the past year were not prominently found. General news sentiment for Equity Bancshares has been tracked, with a score of 0.13, which is lower than the average news sentiment score for Finance companies (0.67). Insider sentiment for EQBK is positive, based on recent acquisitions.

Institutional investors hold a significant portion of Equity Bancshares, Inc. shares, with approximately 71.80% to 76.70% institutional ownership. Major institutional owners include T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc., BlackRock, Inc., The Vanguard Group, Inc., Patriot Financial Partners GP II, L.P., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Wellington Management Group LLP, State Street Corp., and Mendon Capital Advisors Corp. Insider ownership stands at about 6.60% to 14.2%. Brad S. Elliott is the founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Equity Bancshares, Inc.