Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.80x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.89. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for SFNC is 123.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.08% of that float. On September 27, 2024, the average trading volume of SFNC was 583.54K shares.

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SFNC) stock’s latest price update

Simmons First National Corp. (NASDAQ: SFNC) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.76 compared to its previous closing price of 21.16. However, the company has seen a fall of -3.40% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-09-26 that LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Two more notable players, Stewart Cink and Mike Weir, have declared their intention to compete in the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship, October 21-27, tournament officials announced today.

SFNC’s Market Performance

Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC) has experienced a -3.40% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 2.40% rise in the past month, and a 24.82% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.76% for SFNC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.18% for SFNC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 12.44% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of SFNC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SFNC stocks, with Piper Sandler repeating the rating for SFNC by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for SFNC in the upcoming period, according to Piper Sandler is $26 based on the research report published on May 09, 2022 of the previous year 2022.

Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to SFNC, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on June 17th of the previous year.

SFNC Trading at 3.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought SFNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.03% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.76%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.81%, as shares surge +0.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.19% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, SFNC fell by -3.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.08. In addition, Simmons First National Corp. saw 7.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SFNC starting from Garner David W, who sale 3,600 shares at the price of $21.21 back on Aug 23 ’24. After this action, Garner David W now owns 64,966 shares of Simmons First National Corp., valued at $76,356 using the latest closing price.

Garner David W, the Officer of Simmons First National Corp., proposed sale 3,600 shares at $21.21 during a trade that took place back on Aug 23 ’24, which means that Garner David W is holding shares at $76,357 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for SFNC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.12 for the present operating margin
  • 0.9 for the gross margin

The net margin for Simmons First National Corp. stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 4.43, with 0.54 for asset returns.

Based on Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.34 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.51. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.4.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at 22.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.15.

Conclusion

To sum up, Simmons First National Corp. (SFNC) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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