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Equity Bancshares Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
3 insiders bought €148k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest by Borck Leon, filed 19 Oct 2026.
Equity Bancshares Inc: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Equity Bancshares Inc disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Finance & Banking sector. 17 insiders have disclosed 65 filings since 20 October 2025.
Purchases and sales both appear in the filings: 7 purchases (4 insiders, €249k) and 9 sales (5 insiders, €1.2M). On balance, insiders were net sellers of €937k. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. The largest single trade was a sale of €310k by Elliott Brad S, published on 29 July 2026, equal to 0.035% of the market capitalisation. Among those who bought: 3 senior executives and 1 chief executive.
Compared with its exchange (5,459 companies, median 22 filings), a count of 65 filings is above the norm. Our records for Equity Bancshares Inc go back to 2021, with 27 purchases and 48 sales on the open market in total. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K/A) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists net income at 22.7 m USD; the dividend was 0.66 USD per share.
In all, 1 purchase was made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. Such overlaps are known as a cluster signal: distinct people reaching the same decision at about the same time. The last insider purchase was made public on 19 October 2026, 2 days ago. Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 3 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc also feature in our signals. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
258
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
27 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€4M
48 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleJulie A. Huber5 sales
Brad S. Elliott4 sales
Leon Borck4 buys
Brett A. Reber3 sales
Slupkowski Krzysztof3 sales
David Pass2 sales
+7 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- -7.8%Entry US$51.54 · Close 16 Oct 2026 US$47.51
- -6.3%Entry US$50.73 · Close 16 Oct 2026 US$47.51
- +0.9%Entry US$45.64 · Close at T+90 US$46.07
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Equity Bancshares Inc Buy (bullish), based on 7 analysts. Average price target: US$54.14.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 7,546 of 26,279 companies
62.3
score / 100
Value53
Quality72
FCF yld3.9%
Earn yld2.3%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE12%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn11%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$47.51
Analyst consensus
7 analystsBuy
US$50.00Target US$54.14(+14%)US$60.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$207M
Net incomeUS$22.7M29.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)10.5x
PER (forward)8.7x
P/Book1.2x
Beta0.81
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$978.3M
Total debtUS$398.1M
Free Cash FlowUS$38.1M
Profitability & ownership
ROE12.1%
ROA1.3%
% insiders13.9%
% institutions67.2%
Last declaration on 19 October 2026
Declarations258 total
380 shares@ US$48.78Class A Common StockSEC:0001886793-26-000004:0
Canonical exit: 17 Jan 2027 (T+90)
147 shares@ US$51.310.0007% mcap6.2% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001466017-26-000004:0
2,000 shares@ US$50.250.0100% mcap52.6% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0002133000-26-000007:0
Canonical exit: 29 Oct 2026 (T+90)
4,165 shares@ US$33.500.014% mcap2.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000008:0
4,165 shares@ US$51.120.021% mcap3.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000008:1
416 shares@ US$33.500.0014% mcap0.2% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000008:2
416 shares@ US$51.020.0021% mcap0.3% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000008:3
416 shares@ US$51.02350.0013% mcap2.5% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007425
2,197 shares@ US$51.12080.0069% mcap29.3% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007377
4,165 shares@ US$51.11630.013% mcap24.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007390
5,303 shares@ US$33.150.018% mcap11.7% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656846-26-000007:0
5,303 shares@ US$51.050.027% mcap18.1% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656846-26-000007:1
5,359 shares@ US$51.060.027% mcap3.8% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000007:3
989.2 shares@ US$50.980.0051% mcap100.0% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0002133572-26-000004:0
Canonical exit: 26 Oct 2026 (T+90)
2,197 shares@ US$33.150.0073% mcap4.9% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656846-26-000007:2
2,197 shares@ US$51.120.011% mcap7.5% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656846-26-000007:3
5,359 shares@ US$33.500.018% mcap2.5% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000007:0
6,913 shares@ US$33.500.023% mcap3.2% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000007:1
6,913 shares@ US$51.010.035% mcap4.9% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001656892-26-000007:2
5,303 shares@ US$51.05360.017% mcap70.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007369
12,272 shares@ US$51.03310.038% mcap72.8% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-007368
3,800 shares0Class A Common StockSEC:0001690209-26-000003:0
1,686 shares@ US$47.8542100.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001950047-26-005964
1,686 shares@ US$47.8525.5% of flowClass A Common StockSEC:0001755774-26-000008:0
1,035 sharesClass A Common StockSEC:0001886793-26-000003:0
25 of 258 declarations
About Equity Bancshares Inc
Equity Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: EQBK) is a U.S.-based financial holding company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. The group operates primarily through Equity Bank and is positioned as a regional banking franchise with a community-bank culture, emphasizing relationship-based service, commercial lending, and local market expertise. For international investors, the company represents a classic U.S. regional bank profile: deposit gathering, lending spread income, fee services, and a growth model that has increasingly relied on disciplined acquisitions alongside organic expansion.
Founded in 2002, Equity Bancshares has built its platform over time by adding banking relationships and branch locations across the central United States. Rather than pursuing a single-market strategy, the company has expanded through a series of targeted acquisitions that broadened its geographic reach and increased its asset and deposit base. That acquisition-led history is important because it helps explain the bank’s operating scale, its regional footprint, and the way management has approached growth in a highly fragmented U.S. banking market.
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At the business level, Equity Bank offers a broad suite of financial products and services. These include commercial loans, consumer banking, mortgage loans, agricultural lending, treasury management, and wealth and trust-related services. The customer base spans individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and agricultural borrowers, which gives the franchise some diversification across end markets. Its lending mix reflects the economics of the Midwest and neighboring states, where commercial relationships and agriculture-related finance remain material drivers of activity.
Geographically, Equity Bancshares operates across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. This multi-state footprint supports a localized branch network while still allowing the company to operate with meaningful regional scale. In competitive terms, EQBK sits in the middle tier of U.S. banking, competing with other regional banks on service quality, credit underwriting, deposit pricing, and cross-selling ability. Its differentiation lies less in national brand recognition and more in proximity, borrower relationships, and the ability to execute acquisitions without losing its community-bank identity.
Recent corporate updates indicate that the company has remained focused on strategic execution and integration of prior acquisitions, while continuing to report quarterly earnings and maintain market visibility. As a U.S.-listed company on the NYSE, EQBK is also followed for SEC Form 4 insider transactions, which investors often monitor for signals about management alignment and insider sentiment. In January 2025, the company reported quarterly results, underscoring that the stock remains a live operating story rather than a static legacy banking name. Overall, Equity Bancshares is best viewed as a growth-oriented regional bank in the United States, combining relationship banking, geographic diversification, and a selective acquisition strategy.
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