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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed Jul 31, 2026

EQBK

EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonimmediate Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $0.4M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The cluster is routine and non-informative. Monitor the next earnings release (likely late October) for any fundamental changes; the insider activity alone does not warrant a trade.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
EQBK ▼ -3.71% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call -3.71% · α vs SPY -6.16% · entry $50.68 → $48.80
Entry = T+0 close
Jul 31, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.63%
call +0.63% · α -0.79%
$51.00
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
+0.51%
call +0.51% · α -3.00%
$50.94
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
-2.09%
call -2.09% · α -5.08%
$49.62
settled 2mo ago
T+60d
-3.71%
call -3.71% · α -6.16%
$48.80
settled yesterday

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Executive Summary

CEO Brad Elliott and COO Julie Huber sold a combined ~$1.24M in open-market shares after exercising stock options (strike ~$33.50) at ~$51.00, while Director Lisa Ann Schlehuber purchased $50K open-market. The sales are routine option-exercise monetizations and represent ~0.12% of market cap — modest and non-alarming. The director buy adds a small counterweight but does not change the neutral read.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.2M
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • CEO Elliott sold 16,853 shares total across three days (Jul 28-30) for ~$860K, all following option exercises at $33.50.
  • COO Huber sold 7,500 shares total (Jul 28-29) for ~$383K, all following option exercises at $33.15.
  • Director Schlehuber bought 989 shares at $50.98 for ~$50K on Jul 28.
  • Total open-market sales: ~$1.24M; net sales after the director buy: ~$1.19M (0.12% of $1.0B market cap).
  • No 10b5-1 plan indicated; the pattern is consistent with routine cashless option exercises and diversification.

Financial Impact

Net insider selling of ~$1.19M, or 0.12% of market cap — immaterial to company financials.

Risk Factors

  • CEO and COO both selling could be misinterpreted as bearish by the market, but the option-exercise context makes it neutral.
  • No material risk identified from this filing.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
State Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
62% bullish (13 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-EQBK-1785506471426
20 reports for EQBK
Performance horizon
50% Hit rate @ T+5 2 of 4 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 4 best @ T+5▲ +2.38%Oct 16, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for EQBK — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 21, 2026
6d ago
EFFECT
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$47.54awaiting T+5—$48.80 (+2.65%)
Oct 16, 2026
11d ago
S-4/A
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$47.23 $49.10▲ +3.95%▲ +4.09%$48.80 (+3.32%)
Oct 16, 2026
11d ago
425
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$47.51 $48.64▲ +2.38%▲ +2.29%$48.80 (+2.72%)
Oct 14, 2026
13d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$46.68 $48.64▲ +4.20%▲ +5.21%$48.80 (+4.54%)
Oct 6, 2026
21d ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$47.00 $46.57▼ −0.91%▲ +0.07%$48.80 (+3.83%)
Oct 2, 2026
24d ago
S-4
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$47.54 $47.23▼ −0.65%▼ −1.07%$48.80 (+2.65%)
Oct 2, 2026
24d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$47.54 $47.23▼ −0.65%▼ −1.07%$48.80 (+2.65%)
Sep 22, 2026
5w ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$47.58 $47.14▼ −0.92%▼ −0.25%$48.80 (+2.57%)
Sep 18, 2026
5w ago
425
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$48.38 $47.81▼ −1.19%▼ −0.17%$48.80 (+0.86%)
Sep 4, 2026
7w ago
425
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$50.13 $50.14▲ +0.02%▲ +1.14%$48.80 (−2.65%)
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Report published Jul 31, 2026