Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB)’s stock price has plunge by -0.70relation to previous closing price of 30.05. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -1.84% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-06 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Home BancShares (HOMB) have what it takes?
Is It Worth Investing in Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB) Right Now?
Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 14.84x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.07. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HOMB is 184.06M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.39% of that float. On February 21, 2025, the average trading volume of HOMB was 1.01M shares.
HOMB’s Market Performance
HOMB stock saw a decrease of -1.84% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.83% and a quarterly a decrease of -3.24%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.98% for Home Bancshares Inc (HOMB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.78% for HOMB stock, with a simple moving average of 9.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HOMB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HOMB stocks, with Hovde Group repeating the rating for HOMB by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HOMB in the upcoming period, according to Hovde Group is $35 based on the research report published on January 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HOMB reach a price target of $23. The rating they have provided for HOMB stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 01st, 2023.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Mkt Perform” to HOMB, setting the target price at $28 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
HOMB Trading at 0.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HOMB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.31% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.01%. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HOMB fell by -1.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.38. In addition, Home Bancshares Inc saw 5.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HOMB starting from ALLISON JOHN W, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $30.76 back on Jan 21 ’25. After this action, ALLISON JOHN W now owns 5,693,182 shares of Home Bancshares Inc, valued at $307,585 using the latest closing price.
KEY COLONY FUND LP, the Director of Home Bancshares Inc, proposed sale 55,000 shares at $31.03 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that KEY COLONY FUND LP is holding shares at $1,706,904 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HOMB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.12 for the present operating margin
- 0.91 for the gross margin
The net margin for Home Bancshares Inc stands at 0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value 10.38, with 1.78 for asset returns.
Based on Home Bancshares Inc (HOMB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 542.81 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.09for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.26.
Conclusion
To sum up, Home Bancshares Inc (HOMB) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
