Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) Price Target Raised to $35.00

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) had its price objective hoisted by Stephens from $32.00 to $35.00 in a research note released on Friday,Benzinga reports. Stephens currently has an overweight rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

HOMB has been the topic of several other reports. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Home BancShares in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Home BancShares from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Home BancShares from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Home BancShares from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Benchmark assumed coverage on shares of Home BancShares in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Home BancShares currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.80.

Home BancShares Stock Performance

HOMB opened at $30.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.82. Home BancShares has a 1 year low of $25.50 and a 1 year high of $31.18. The company has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a PE ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.68.

Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. Home BancShares had a return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 32.10%.The firm had revenue of $295.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $288.70 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.58 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Home BancShares will post 2.48 EPS for the current year.

Home BancShares Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 13th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Home BancShares’s payout ratio is 34.71%.

Insider Transactions at Home BancShares

In related news, CAO Jennifer C. Floyd sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $81,330.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,635 shares in the company, valued at $125,654.85. This represents a 39.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 6.39% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Home BancShares

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Millennium Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Home BancShares in the 4th quarter valued at $1,450,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Home BancShares by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,423,768 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $567,372,000 after acquiring an additional 621,751 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Home BancShares in the 4th quarter worth about $66,673,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Home BancShares by 220.0% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 69,900 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,942,000 after purchasing an additional 48,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Home BancShares in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,658,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.31% of the company’s stock.

More Home BancShares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stephens raised its price target on Home BancShares from $32 to $35 and reiterated an overweight rating, signaling the strongest upside view among the latest analyst notes. Stephens raises HOMB price target
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods also lifted its target, moving from $30 to $32, while keeping a market perform rating, which adds to the constructive tone around the stock. KBW raises HOMB price target
• Positive Sentiment: Home BancShares reported Q2 2026 earnings of $0.64 per share, topping estimates, alongside record net income and record revenue, reinforcing investor confidence in earnings momentum. Q2 2026 earnings highlights
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it expects roughly $5.5 million in annual cost savings from the upcoming Mountain Commerce conversion and is stepping up buybacks, both of which can support future earnings per share. Mountain Commerce conversion and buybacks
• Neutral Sentiment: The recent earnings transcript and related commentary are likely keeping attention on management’s outlook, but they mainly reinforce the same positive operating themes rather than adding a new catalyst. Q2 2026 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Some post-earnings coverage described the results as sparking “fresh debate,” but the underlying takeaway remains that HOMB delivered solid fundamentals and stronger-than-expected results. Earnings spark fresh debate

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.