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After finishing at $19.64 in the prior trading day, Simmons First National Corp (NASDAQ: SFNC) closed at $19.61, down -0.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. SFNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.695 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.45.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SFNC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on April 21, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $21 from $20 previously.
On October 21, 2024, Stephens Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $27 to $28.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on May 09, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $26.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when TEUBNER RUSSELL WILLIAM bought 9,200 shares for $18.62 per share. The transaction valued at 171,304 led to the insider holds 53,220 shares of the business.
TEUBNER RUSSELL WILLIAM bought 2,000 shares of SFNC for $37,260 on Aug 07 ’25. The Director now owns 20,692 shares after completing the transaction at $18.63 per share. On Jul 23 ’25, another insider, TEUBNER RUSSELL WILLIAM, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,050 shares for $18.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 74,925 and bolstered with 25,576 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SFNC now has a Market Capitalization of 2841926656 and an Enterprise Value of 3219192576. As of this moment, Simmons’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.333.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SFNC is 0.96, which has changed by -0.073251426 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SFNC has reached a high of $25.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.91%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 893150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 144.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.34M. Insiders hold about 1.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.97% stake in the company. Shares short for SFNC as of 1756425600 were 3668491 with a Short Ratio of 3.10, compared to 1753920000 on 3625397. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3668491 and a Short% of Float of 3.35.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SFNC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.845, compared to 0.85 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.043024443. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.59. The current Payout Ratio is 69.38% for SFNC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-02-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
