Equity Bancshares, Inc.

NYSE:EQBK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$510.6m

Equity Bancshares Valuation

Is EQBK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of EQBK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: EQBK ($33.31) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($86.42)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EQBK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EQBK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

EQBK key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio0.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EQBK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EQBK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.4x
TRST TrustCo Bank Corp NY
9.7x3.8%US$515.2m
CPF Central Pacific Financial
9.8x8.7%US$544.1m
MSBI Midland States Bancorp
8.3x9.2%US$480.4m
CATC Cambridge Bancorp
17.7x33.8%US$504.3m
EQBK Equity Bancshares
53.4x64.9%US$510.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EQBK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the peer average (11.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EQBK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a7.6%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EQBK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the US Banks industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EQBK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

EQBK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53.4x
Fair PE Ratio32.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EQBK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst EQBK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$33.31
US$38.00
+14.1%
4.4%US$40.00US$35.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$33.64
US$37.80
+12.4%
3.5%US$40.00US$36.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$31.32
US$37.80
+20.7%
3.5%US$40.00US$36.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$32.40
US$37.80
+16.7%
3.5%US$40.00US$36.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$33.90
US$36.80
+8.6%
6.3%US$40.00US$33.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$26.70
US$27.80
+4.1%
6.2%US$31.00US$26.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$24.40
US$27.80
+13.9%
6.2%US$31.00US$26.00n/a5
Oct ’24US$24.07
US$28.60
+18.8%
5.7%US$31.00US$27.00n/a5
Sep ’24US$25.93
US$29.00
+11.8%
4.9%US$31.00US$27.00n/a5
Aug ’24US$27.38
US$29.00
+5.9%
4.9%US$31.00US$27.00n/a5
Jul ’24US$22.78
US$27.50
+20.7%
4.3%US$29.50US$26.00n/a5
Jun ’24US$22.58
US$27.50
+21.8%
4.3%US$29.50US$26.00n/a5
May ’24US$23.00
US$27.50
+19.6%
4.3%US$29.50US$26.00n/a5
Apr ’24US$24.37
US$33.00
+35.4%
9.0%US$36.00US$28.00US$33.645
Mar ’24US$29.44
US$34.20
+16.2%
4.7%US$36.00US$32.00US$31.325
Feb ’24US$29.96
US$34.20
+14.2%
4.7%US$36.00US$32.00US$32.405
Jan ’24US$32.67
US$38.20
+16.9%
6.9%US$41.00US$35.00US$33.905
Dec ’23US$36.90
US$38.70
+4.9%
8.1%US$42.50US$35.00US$26.705
Nov ’23US$35.70
US$38.70
+8.4%
8.1%US$42.50US$35.00US$24.405
Oct ’23US$29.63
US$36.20
+22.2%
7.5%US$41.00US$33.00US$24.075
Sep ’23US$31.01
US$36.20
+16.7%
7.5%US$41.00US$33.00US$25.935
Aug ’23US$31.27
US$35.60
+13.8%
7.9%US$41.00US$33.00US$27.385
Jul ’23US$29.50
US$36.20
+22.7%
9.1%US$41.00US$31.00US$22.785
Jun ’23US$32.04
US$38.60
+20.5%
5.3%US$41.00US$36.00US$22.585
May ’23US$30.53
US$38.60
+26.4%
5.3%US$41.00US$36.00US$23.005
Apr ’23US$32.08
US$37.70
+17.5%
4.2%US$39.50US$35.00US$24.375

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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