Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE:HOMB) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE:HOMB) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $31.80.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on HOMB shares. Stephens decreased their target price on Home BancShares from $34.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler set a $33.00 target price on Home BancShares and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen cut Home BancShares from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their target price on Home BancShares from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Home BancShares in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John W. Allison II sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.19, for a total transaction of $140,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 651,995 shares in the company, valued at $18,379,739.05. The trade was a 0.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Donna Townsell sold 5,563 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.38, for a total value of $157,877.94. Following the transaction, the director owned 218,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,199,894.80. This trade represents a 2.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 6.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of HOMB. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Home BancShares during the fourth quarter worth approximately $66,673,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Home BancShares by 37.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,060,888 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $85,031,000 after buying an additional 830,823 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Home BancShares by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,423,768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $567,372,000 after buying an additional 621,751 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Home BancShares by 82.9% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,120,706 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,716,000 after buying an additional 508,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Home BancShares during the second quarter worth approximately $12,931,000. 67.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Home BancShares Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Home BancShares stock opened at $26.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.06 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.92. Home BancShares has a 12-month low of $25.67 and a 12-month high of $30.83.

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. The firm had revenue of $266.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $274.06 million. Home BancShares had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 32.48%.The company’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.56 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Home BancShares will post 2.19 earnings per share for the current year.

Home BancShares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. Home BancShares’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.57%.

Key Headlines Impacting Home BancShares

Here are the key news stories impacting Home BancShares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 profitability beat expectations slightly — non-GAAP EPS $0.60 (+$0.01 vs. consensus) and strong net income/ROA figures underpin the bank’s earnings quality. Earnings Beat & Revenue Miss (Seeking Alpha)
• Positive Sentiment: Stephens maintained an Overweight rating and set a $32 price target (down from $34), signaling continued analyst conviction and roughly ~19% upside from recent levels. This analyst support can attract buyers. Stephens Price Target Note (Benzinga)
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call materials and transcripts highlight strategic execution and stability in core metrics, which helps investor confidence in ongoing profitability. Q1 Earnings Call Highlights (Yahoo Finance)
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed earnings call transcripts and the investor presentation are available for further color — useful for watching commentary on loan growth, margins and capital deployment but not immediate price drivers by themselves. Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed Wall Street estimates (reported ~$266.7M vs. ~$274M expected), which could raise concerns about growth momentum and pressure near-term sentiment. Revenue Miss Coverage (MSN)
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/valuation context: the 50- and 200-day moving averages sit above the current price, which may act as resistance; modest PE (~11) signals value but limited near-term momentum. (Market data)

Home BancShares Company Profile

Home BancShares, Inc is a bank holding company based in Conway, Arkansas, operating through its primary subsidiary, Home Bank, National Association. Founded in March 1999, the company provides a comprehensive suite of banking services to individuals, small and middle-market businesses, and public entities. These services encompass deposit accounts, consumer and commercial lending, mortgage origination and servicing, treasury management, and wealth management solutions.

The company’s core products include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts, as well as a variety of loan offerings such as commercial real estate financing, equipment loans, agricultural lending, and residential mortgages.