Home BancShares (HOMB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE:HOMB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Conway, Arkansas, with its primary operating subsidiary, Centennial Bank, founded in 1875. Since its formation in 1999, the company has pursued a community banking model that combines local decision-making with the resources of a regional institution. Over the years, Home BancShares has grown through strategic acquisitions, integrating strength in capital management, risk oversight and customer service into each market it enters.

The company provides a comprehensive suite of financial products and services to retail and commercial clients. On the commercial side, Home BancShares offers business lending solutions, including commercial real estate, equipment financing and working capital lines of credit. Its consumer offerings encompass residential mortgages, home equity lending, deposit accounts, online and mobile banking, and wealth management services. Through its mortgage origination platform, the company supports both purchase and refinance transactions, while treasury management tools help business customers streamline cash flow.

Geographically, Home BancShares serves communities across the southeastern and southwestern United States. Key markets include Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and the Memphis metropolitan area. In Florida, the company’s presence spans both the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Corridor, with branches in Tampa Bay, Orlando, Miami and Jacksonville. In Texas, the bank has established a footprint in Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, leveraging local market expertise to tailor services to regional needs.

Leadership at Home BancShares is anchored by President and Chief Executive Officer John Warden, who has guided the company’s expansion while maintaining a focus on community engagement and personalized banking. Supported by a senior management team with deep experience in commercial banking, risk management and technology, the bank emphasizes a “local-first” approach, empowering branch-level teams to develop client relationships. As Home BancShares continues to pursue growth, it remains committed to leveraging digital innovation alongside traditional banking to meet evolving customer expectations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.62 to $30.06
• 50-Day Range: $27.43 to $29.60
• 52-Week Range: $23.23 to $32.91
• Volume: 661,163 shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.20
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: $32.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Home BancShares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Home BancShares scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 502nd out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Home BancShares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Home BancShares has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Home BancShares are expected to grow by 1.83% in the coming year, from $2.19 to $2.23 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Home BancShares is 14.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Home BancShares is 14.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Home BancShares has a P/B Ratio of 1.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% of the float of Home BancShares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Home BancShares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Home BancShares has recently decreased by 6.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Home BancShares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Home BancShares has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Home BancShares is 38.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Home BancShares will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.87% next year. This indicates that Home BancShares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.95% of the float of Home BancShares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Home BancShares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Home BancShares has recently decreased by 6.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Home BancShares has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Home BancShares this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Home BancShares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Home BancShares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $937,840.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.30% of the stock of Home BancShares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.31% of the stock of Home BancShares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HOMB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HOMB shares performed this year?

Home BancShares' stock was trading at $28.30 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HOMB shares have increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $29.81.

How were Home BancShares' earnings last quarter?

Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE:HOMB) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02. The financial services provider had revenue of $260.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $255.20 million. Home BancShares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 28.44%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Home BancShares' stock split?

Home BancShares shares split on Thursday, June 9th 2016.The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, April 21st 2016. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, June 8th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Home BancShares?

Shares of HOMB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Home BancShares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Home BancShares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/16/2025
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2025
• Today: 7/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/16/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - SOUTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HOMB
• CIK: 1331520
• Web: www.homebancshares.com
• Phone: (501) 339-2929
• Fax: 501-328-4679
• Employees: 2,552
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $32.40
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.62
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $402.24 million
• Net Margins: 28.44%
• Pretax Margin: 36.73%
• Return on Equity: 10.49%
• Return on Assets: 1.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.01
• Cash Flow: $2.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.10
• Book Value: $19.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 197,460,000
• Free Float: 185,024,000
• Market Cap: $5.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.79