Home Bancorp (HBCP) Projected to Post Earnings on Monday

Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Monday, July 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.24 per share and revenue of $32.07 million for the quarter.

Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The bank reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $35.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.90 million. Home Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.74% and a net margin of 18.82%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.14 EPS. On average, analysts expect Home Bancorp to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Home Bancorp Trading Up 1.6%

NASDAQ HBCP traded up $0.90 during trading on Thursday, hitting $56.98. The stock had a trading volume of 1,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,419. The company has a market capitalization of $444.41 million, a PE ratio of 11.92 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $51.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.33. Home Bancorp has a twelve month low of $37.35 and a twelve month high of $56.98.

Home Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 5th were given a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. Home Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is currently 22.59%.

Insider Transactions at Home Bancorp

In related news, Director Daniel G. Guidry sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.94, for a total value of $101,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 64,819 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,301,879.86. This represents a 2.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO David T. Kirkley sold 2,284 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.53, for a total value of $110,842.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 3,633 shares of the company's stock, valued at $176,309.49. This trade represents a 38.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,784 shares of company stock valued at $238,923. Corporate insiders own 7.90% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Home Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HBCP. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Home Bancorp by 11.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,771 shares of the bank's stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Home Bancorp by 80.7% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 12,258 shares of the bank's stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 5,476 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Home Bancorp by 7.3% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 33,749 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,512,000 after purchasing an additional 2,301 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Home Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $612,000. 49.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on HBCP. Wall Street Zen raised Home Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Hovde Group boosted their price objective on Home Bancorp from $48.50 to $51.50 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Home Bancorp from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd.

Home Bancorp Company Profile

Home Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Home Bank, National Association that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It offers deposit products, including interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking, money market, savings, NOW, and certificates of deposit accounts.