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Strength Seen in Home Bancorp (HBCP): Can Its 5.1% Jump Turn into More Strength?
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Home Bancorp (HBCP - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 5.1% higher at $40.75. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 1.9% gain over the past four weeks.
Shares of Home Bancorp rallied for the second consecutive day. The Federal Reserve has signaled end of the current rate cycle and kept the interest rates unchanged at 22-year high of 5.25-5.5% at the end of two-day FOMC meeting. The central bank also indicated three interest rate cuts by 2024-end.
These favorable developments turned investor sentiments bullish on bank stocks as high funding costs being faced by the industry players will somewhat come down next year. This will support net interest income and margin growth. Hence, the HBCP stock moved higher.
This financial holding company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -22%. Revenues are expected to be $32.87 million, down 10.3% from the year-ago quarter.
While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For Home Bancorp, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on HBCP going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
Home Bancorp is a member of the Zacks Banks - Southeast industry. One other stock in the same industry, F.N.B. (FNB - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 3.4% higher at $13.79. FNB has returned 11.5% over the past month.
F.N.B.'s consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.36. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -18.2%. F.N.B. currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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Strength Seen in Home Bancorp (HBCP): Can Its 5.1% Jump Turn into More Strength?
Home Bancorp (HBCP - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 5.1% higher at $40.75. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 1.9% gain over the past four weeks.
Shares of Home Bancorp rallied for the second consecutive day. The Federal Reserve has signaled end of the current rate cycle and kept the interest rates unchanged at 22-year high of 5.25-5.5% at the end of two-day FOMC meeting. The central bank also indicated three interest rate cuts by 2024-end.
These favorable developments turned investor sentiments bullish on bank stocks as high funding costs being faced by the industry players will somewhat come down next year. This will support net interest income and margin growth. Hence, the HBCP stock moved higher.
This financial holding company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -22%. Revenues are expected to be $32.87 million, down 10.3% from the year-ago quarter.
While earnings and revenue growth expectations are important in evaluating the potential strength in a stock, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For Home Bancorp, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on HBCP going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Home Bancorp is a member of the Zacks Banks - Southeast industry. One other stock in the same industry, F.N.B. (FNB - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 3.4% higher at $13.79. FNB has returned 11.5% over the past month.
F.N.B.'s consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has remained unchanged over the past month at $0.36. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of -18.2%. F.N.B. currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).