Research Analysts Set Expectations for SFNC Q1 Earnings

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

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

Simmons First National Trading Up 0.2 %

SFNC opened at $22.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 0.87. Simmons First National has a 52 week low of $16.03 and a 52 week high of $25.95. The business’s 50 day moving average is $23.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The bank reported $0.39 earnings per share 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 analysts’ expectations of $208,673.17 billion. Simmons First National had a return on equity of 5.10% and a net margin of 10.46%. The firm’s revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.40 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Simmons First National

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Simmons First National by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,992,851 shares of the bank’s stock worth $64,478,000 after purchasing an additional 37,519 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Simmons First National by 3.7% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,866,142 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $40,197,000 after acquiring an additional 65,992 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Simmons First National by 9,443.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,395,980 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $24,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,381,353 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Simmons First National by 33.8% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Simmons First National by 4.4% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 646,325 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,922,000 after acquiring an additional 27,479 shares in the last quarter. 27.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO David W. Garner sold 5,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.25, for a total transaction of $128,522.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 64,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,640,391.50. This represents a 7.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman George Makris, Jr. sold 25,440 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.21, for a total value of $641,342.40. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 608,347 shares in the company, valued at $15,336,427.87. This represents a 4.01 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 45,800 shares of company stock valued at $1,136,650 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.91% of the company’s stock.

Simmons First National Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Simmons First National’s payout ratio is currently 69.42%.

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.