Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE: HOMB) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/21/2025 – Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $33.00 to $31.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2025 – Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Stephens. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/18/2025 – Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/10/2025 – Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 4/4/2025 – Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) Price Performance

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) stock opened at $26.32 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.03 and a beta of 0.93. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.80. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. Home Bancshares, Inc. has a 12 month low of $22.42 and a 12 month high of $32.91.

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE:HOMB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $260.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $255.20 million. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had a net margin of 27.39% and a return on equity of 10.31%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Home Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.19 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 2.7% in the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 21,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $612,000 after buying an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,451 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $522,000 after purchasing an additional 2,096 shares in the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 11.7% in the first quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 22,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $633,000 after purchasing an additional 2,349 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 60.5% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,468 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 1,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) during the first quarter valued at $820,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.31% of the company’s stock.

Home Bancshares, Inc (Conway, AR) operates as the bank holding company for Centennial Bank that provides commercial and retail banking, and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals, and municipalities. Its deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.