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As of close of business last night, Home Bancshares Inc’s stock clocked out at $27.57, up 0.47% from its previous closing price of $27.44. In other words, the price has increased by $0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. HOMB stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.36.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HOMB’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Hovde Group on January 17, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $35 from $36 previously.
On December 01, 2023, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $23.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on December 13, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $28.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 ’25 when TIPTON JOHN STEPHEN bought 24,159 shares for $28.21 per share.
Hester Kevin sold 6,345 shares of HOMB for $188,512 on May 09 ’25. The President and CLO now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $29.71 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Hester Kevin, who serves as the President and CLO of the company, sold 7,128 shares for $28.67 each. As a result, the insider received 204,360 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HOMB now has a Market Capitalization of 5444082176 and an Enterprise Value of 5401265152. As of this moment, Home’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.93. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.471.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HOMB is 0.79, which has changed by 0.18836212 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOMB has reached a high of $32.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.25%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HOMB traded 936.41K shares on average per day over the past three months and 651080 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 198.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.86M. Insiders hold about 7.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.06% stake in the company. Shares short for HOMB as of 1748563200 were 5806919 with a Short Ratio of 6.20, compared to 1745971200 on 6238963. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5806919 and a Short% of Float of 4.099999700000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.765, HOMB has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.79. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027879007The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.75. The current Payout Ratio is 37.30% for HOMB, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1747180800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
