The stock price of Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB) has plunged by -0.46 when compared to previous closing price of 26.10, but the company has seen a -2.66% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-16 that Although the revenue and EPS for Home BancShares (HOMB) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Is It Worth Investing in Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Home Bancshares Inc (NYSE: HOMB) is 12.92x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HOMB is 0.79. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HOMB is 183.87M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.07% of that float. On April 17, 2025, HOMB’s average trading volume was 1.16M shares.
HOMB’s Market Performance
HOMB stock saw a decrease of -2.66% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.39% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.59%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.68% for Home Bancshares Inc (HOMB). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.71% for HOMB’s stock, with a -7.51% simple moving average for the past 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 -8.70% 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 -21.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.59%, as shares sank -9.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HOMB fell by -2.66%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.98. In addition, Home Bancshares Inc saw -8.20% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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:
- 0.45 for the present operating margin
- 0.94 for the gross margin
The net margin for Home Bancshares Inc stands at 0.33. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. 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 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.21.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.18.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Home Bancshares Inc (HOMB) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
