Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) Price Target Raised to $65.50

Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) had its price target lifted by analysts at Hovde Group from $62.00 to $65.50 in a report released on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has a “market perform” rating on the bank’s stock. Hovde Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 3.95% from the stock’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Home Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Home Bancorp in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $64.17.

Home Bancorp Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of HBCP opened at $63.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $61.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 0.97. The company has a market capitalization of $493.87 million, a PE ratio of 10.59 and a beta of 0.53. Home Bancorp has a fifty-two week low of $43.80 and a fifty-two week high of $65.94.

Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 20th. The bank reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.06. Home Bancorp had a net margin of 22.18% and a return on equity of 11.00%. The company had revenue of $38.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $33.63 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Home Bancorp will post 5.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Chris P. Rader acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $59.50 per share, with a total value of $29,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,714 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,053,983. This trade represents a 2.90% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 6.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Home Bancorp

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Home Bancorp by 22.6% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 8,606 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 1,588 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new position in Home Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at about $208,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Home Bancorp by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 106,303 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,144,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Home Bancorp by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 45,990 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,658,000 after buying an additional 4,375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP purchased a new position in Home Bancorp in the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. 49.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Home Bancorp

Here are the key news stories impacting Home Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat consensus — Home Bancorp reported $1.45 EPS vs. $1.39 expected and revenue of $38.22M vs. $33.63M expected; margins and ROE remained healthy, which supports earnings credibility. Home Bancorp (HBCP) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Company-reported profitability metrics: net margin (~22%) and ROE (~11%) underscore solid core performance and helped the quarter outperform year-ago EPS. View Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared — board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share (annualized yield ~2.0%), payable May 15 to holders of record May 4; supports shareholder income case.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript available — management commentary and Q&A are published (useful for detail on loan growth, NIM, credit outlook), but material market-moving guidance was not highlighted in headlines. Home Bancorp, Inc. (HBCP) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor presentation/slides posted — provides quarter detail and metrics for modeling but doesn’t appear to contain new, market-moving guidance beyond the reported results. Home Bancorp, Inc. 2026 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking / valuation and market context — the stock had recently neared its 52-week high, so some intraday weakness looks like trimming of gains after the print; with a modest dividend yield and consensus EPS growth that is steady rather than accelerated, investors may be locking in gains rather than buying more today.

Home Bancorp Company Profile

Home Bancorp, Inc is the bank holding company for The Home National Bank, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The company operates as a regional commercial bank serving individuals, small businesses and municipalities across Louisiana and East Texas. Through its network of branches and digital banking platforms, Home Bancorp offers a range of deposit and lending solutions designed to meet the needs of its local markets.

The company’s core offerings include retail deposit products such as checking, savings and money market accounts, as well as a variety of commercial and consumer lending services.