Fieldview Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in Home BancShares, Inc. (NYSE:HOMB – Free Report) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 105,601 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 17,951 shares during the quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Home BancShares were worth $2,934,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Home BancShares by 164.8% in the 4th quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 674 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Home BancShares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in Home BancShares by 110.6% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,327 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 697 shares in the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc grew its holdings in Home BancShares by 76.7% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 1,329 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Home BancShares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. 67.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HOMB. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price objective (down from $31.00) on shares of Home BancShares in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Home BancShares from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Home BancShares from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Home BancShares from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $33.00 price objective on shares of Home BancShares and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.20.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CAO Jennifer C. Floyd sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.11, for a total transaction of $81,330.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 4,635 shares in the company, valued at approximately $125,654.85. This trade represents a 39.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Allison bought 100,000 shares of Home BancShares stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.96 per share, with a total value of $2,696,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 5,798,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $156,339,044.96. This represents a 1.75% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 6.39% of the company’s stock.
Home BancShares Price Performance
NYSE HOMB opened at $28.26 on Friday. Home BancShares, Inc. has a 12 month low of $25.50 and a 12 month high of $30.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.69 billion, a PE ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.77.
Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. Home BancShares had a net margin of 32.48% and a return on equity of 11.11%. The business had revenue of $266.71 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $274.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.56 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Home BancShares, Inc. will post 2.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Home BancShares Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 13th. Home BancShares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.57%.
Home BancShares Profile
Home BancShares, Inc is a bank holding company based in Conway, Arkansas, operating through its primary subsidiary, Home Bank, National Association. Founded in March 1999, the company provides a comprehensive suite of banking services to individuals, small and middle-market businesses, and public entities. These services encompass deposit accounts, consumer and commercial lending, mortgage origination and servicing, treasury management, and wealth management solutions.
The company’s core products include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts, as well as a variety of loan offerings such as commercial real estate financing, equipment loans, agricultural lending, and residential mortgages.
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