BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SFNC
Simmons First National Corporation
SFNC has a slight edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
SFNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
SFNC's profitability is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like SFNC.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK has the edge over SFNC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SFNC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.4x | $13.58 | -42% |
| Forward | 10x | $23.39 | — |
| Fair | 12x | $18.91 | -19% |
| Current | 15x | $23.39 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $25.35 | +8.4% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SFNC's PE is in its expensive range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
SFNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SFNC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
SFNC has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 11% for BLK versus SFNC up 58%.
SFNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.27 | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.27 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.16 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.21 | -12% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.02 | -44% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.19 | -43% |
| Q1 2024 | $1.33 | -28% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.38 | -33% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.83 | 0% |
SFNC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.61 over the past year, against $2.58 in early 2020.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 19% for BLK versus up 17% for SFNC.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
SFNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $248.6M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $241.4M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $249M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.2M | +8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $209.6M | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $208.5M | +17% |
| Q3 2024 | $174.8M | -11% |
| Q2 2024 | $197.2M | -5.3% |
SFNC's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $251M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 20% versus its history, compared with SFNC at up 4.5%.
SFNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $125.5M | +89% |
| Q1 2026 | $34M | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.7M | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $66.3M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $22.6M | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $72.3M | -83% |
| Q3 2024 | $187.7M | +$234M |
| Q2 2024 | $72.7M | +40% |
SFNC's free cash flow was $324M over the past year, down 7.2% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like SFNC.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over SFNC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
SFNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -270K shares |
| 1 year | +15% | +18.6M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +17.7M shares |
| 5 years | +33% | +36.2M shares |
| Available history | +47% | +46.3M shares |
SFNC has 145M diluted shares, up 15% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $75,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $323,000 |
| Q3 2023 | $20M |
| Q2 2023 | $20M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
SFNC Net Leverage
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
SFNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.2 | Neutral |
SFNC's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
SFNC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | SFNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 13x | 12% above |
| PE % | 79 | 63 | 16 pts above |
SFNC has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% above its 200-week average.
SFNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.0 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.1 | 1.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.5 | 8.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $20.7 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $19.9 | 18% above |
SFNC is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 18% above its 200-week average.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.
SFNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26.8 | $21.1 | -21% |
| 2021 | $21.1 | $29.3 | +39% |
| 2022 | $29.3 | $21.5 | -27% |
| 2023 | $21.5 | $19.8 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | $19.8 | $22.4 | +13% |
| 2025 | $22.4 | $19.2 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.2 | $23.4 | +22% |
SFNC has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.