Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) Given New $32.00 Price Target at Stephens

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) had its price objective lowered by equities research analysts at Stephens from $34.00 to $32.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Stephens’ target price would suggest a potential upside of 19.88% from the company’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $35.00 price target (up from $34.00) on shares of Home BancShares in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Home BancShares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Zacks Research lowered Home BancShares from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Home BancShares in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on Home BancShares from $32.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.20.

Home BancShares Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HOMB opened at $26.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.99 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Home BancShares has a 1-year low of $25.67 and a 1-year high of $30.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $27.76 and its 200 day moving average is $27.94.

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.60. Home BancShares had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 32.48%.The business had revenue of $266.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $274.06 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.56 EPS. Home BancShares’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Home BancShares will post 2.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Home BancShares

In other news, Director Donna Townsell sold 5,563 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 218,460 shares in the company, valued at $6,199,894.80. The trade was a 2.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director John W. Allison II sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.19, for a total value of $140,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 651,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,379,739.05. This represents a 0.76% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 6.39% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Home BancShares

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HOMB. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Home BancShares during the fourth quarter valued at $66,673,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in 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 valued at $85,031,000 after acquiring an additional 830,823 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in 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 valued at $567,372,000 after acquiring an additional 621,751 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in 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 valued at $31,716,000 after acquiring an additional 508,127 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Home BancShares during the second quarter valued at $12,931,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.31% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Home BancShares

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 profitability held up: net income of $118.2M and EPS of $0.60 (in line with consensus and up from $0.56 a year ago); strong return metrics (ROA ~2.09%, ROE ~11.2%) and healthy net margin (~32.5%), showing continued core profitability. Globe Newswire: Q1 Release
• Positive Sentiment: Non‑GAAP EPS showed a small beat on some reports (beat by $0.01 in some headlines), suggesting underlying operating performance remains resilient despite pressure on revenue. Seeking Alpha: Earnings Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Management emphasized disciplined credit and risk oversight while pursuing digital growth — a strategic balance that supports longer‑term stability but may limit near‑term revenue upside. Yahoo Finance: Digital Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call/transcript and slides are available for deeper drilldown into loan growth, deposit trends, NIM and provisioning — helpful for investors who want to confirm whether earnings drivers are transitory or structural. SA: Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed expectations: reported revenue $266.7M vs. analyst estimates near $274.1M (a shortfall of roughly $6.9M) and only ~2.5% YoY revenue growth — the top‑line miss is the primary negative catalyst for the share pullback. MarketBeat: Earnings Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary highlights the revenue miss and lack of stronger forward guidance or a pronounced acceleration in loan/deposit growth — together these tempered investor enthusiasm despite solid margins. MSN: Revenue Miss

About Home BancShares

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.