EQBKEquity Bancshares, Inc.

$48.85+21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Good

The market is with it: in an uptrend and insiders net buying.

2 good, 1 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +3% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$19K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026.

Short interest2.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How EQBK is trading

Equity Bancshares, Inc. is +21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 5.2 points ahead of the market.

+21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+3.5%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
60

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
5.5%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$34.47 – $51.68 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$48.85
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+1.4%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+51%
vs 50-day average$48.81
+0.08%
52-week high
$51.68
52-week low
$40.18
Annualised volatility
26%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$25K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+9.9%
2025+6.9%
2024+27%
2023+5.5%
2022−2.6%
2021+58%
2020−30%
2019−12%
2018−0.45%
2017+5.3%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10−3.3%
Feb104 of 10+1.6%
Mar104 of 10−5.6%
Apr103 of 10−0.88%
May106 of 10−0.19%
Jun108 of 10+2.3%
Jul116 of 11+2.6%
Aug116 of 11+1.7%
Sep116 of 11+0.43%
Oct118 of 11+3.5%
Nov109 of 10+6.7%
Dec107 of 10+3.5%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.