Q1 Earnings Estimate for SFNC Issued By DA Davidson

Simmons First National Co. (NASDAQ:SFNC) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Simmons First National in a report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Simmons First National’s current full-year earnings is $1.57 per share.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $208.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $208,673.17 billion. Simmons First National had a return on equity of 5.10% and a net margin of 10.46%. Simmons First National’s quarterly revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. StockNews.com raised Simmons First National from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Stephens lowered their price target on Simmons First National from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.00.

Simmons First National Price Performance

SFNC opened at $22.53 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $23.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $2.83 billion, a PE ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 0.87. Simmons First National has a 1 year low of $16.03 and a 1 year high of $25.95.

Simmons First National Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. Simmons First National’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 69.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Simmons First National

In other Simmons First National news, CEO Robert A. Fehlman sold 15,270 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.02, for a total transaction of $366,785.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 156,357 shares in the company, valued at $3,755,695.14. The trade was a 8.90 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman George Makris, Jr. sold 25,440 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.21, for a total value of $641,342.40. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 608,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,336,427.87. This represents a 4.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 45,800 shares of company stock worth $1,136,650 in the last three months. 1.91% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 31.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,091 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 1,443 shares during the period. M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Simmons First National during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $889,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Simmons First National by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 676,171 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $14,565,000 after acquiring an additional 170,821 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Simmons First National by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 646,325 shares of the bank’s stock worth $13,922,000 after purchasing an additional 27,479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in Simmons First National in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,339,000. 27.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Simmons First National

Simmons First National Corporation operates as the holding company for Simmons Bank that provides banking and other financial products and services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking, savings, and time deposits; consumer, real estate, and commercial loans; agricultural finance, equipment, and small business administration lending; trust and fiduciary services; credit cards; investment management products; treasury management; insurance products; and securities and investment services.