Equity Bancshares vs Midland States Bancorp
EQBK and MSBI side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EQBK and MSBI compare
Equity Bancshares is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Midland States Bancorp ($1.0B against $652M).
On earnings, Equity Bancshares is cheaper: it trades at 10.9× trailing earnings, against 13.8× for Midland States Bancorp.
Equity Bancshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (64.8% versus 0.32% for Midland States Bancorp).
Equity Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 28.7% compared with 17.4% at Midland States Bancorp.
Both pay dividends: Equity Bancshares yields 1.5% and Midland States Bancorp 5.2%.
Equity Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 14 for Midland States Bancorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EQBK | MSBI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.0B | $652M |
| Share price | $49.31 | $31.36 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.1% | 95.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 42.1% | 25.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 909 | 861 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.9× (better) | 13.8× |
| P/S | 3.2× | 2.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.8× | 8.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.4% | 11.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $49.26 | $24.46 |
| Margin of safety | −0.11% (better) | −28.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 64.8% (better) | 0.32% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.8% (better) | 4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 423% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 276% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 28.7% (better) | 17.4% |
| FCF margin | 13.8% | 22.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.1% (better) | 10.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.18 (better) | 0.14 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 5.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 15.6% | 47.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | 11 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 3.3% |
| Buyback yield | 3.9% (better) | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.5% | 8.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.6% | 70.2% |
| Held by insiders | 18.9% | 7.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$990K | $137K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | – |
Go deeper
- EQBK stock overview
- EQBK income statement
- EQBK valuation and score
- MSBI stock overview
- MSBI income statement
- MSBI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.