Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Home BancShares (HOMB)

Home BancShares (NYSE: HOMB) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/19/2026 – Home BancShares had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald. They now have a $31.00 price target on the stock, up from $30.00.
• 8/19/2026 – Home BancShares had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $30.00 to $31.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/16/2026 – Home BancShares was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 8/8/2026 – Home BancShares was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/5/2026 – Home BancShares was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 7/25/2026 – Home BancShares was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 7/21/2026 – Home BancShares had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc.. They now have a $32.00 price target on the stock, up from $29.00.
• 7/17/2026 – Home BancShares had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock, up from $33.00.
• 7/17/2026 – Home BancShares had its price target raised by Stephens from $32.00 to $35.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – Home BancShares had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $30.00 to $32.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Home BancShares was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/16/2026 – Home BancShares had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.

Home BancShares Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. This is an increase from Home BancShares’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Home BancShares’s payout ratio is 38.02%.

Insider Activity at Home BancShares

In other Home BancShares news, CEO John Stephen Tipton sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.59, for a total value of $379,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 76,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,410,569.72. This trade represents a 13.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 6.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.