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  "id": 14691413,
  "title": "Cantor Fitzgerald keeps Neutral on Home Bancshares stock at $31",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/cantor-fitzgerald-keeps-neutral-on-home-bancshares-stock-at-31",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:18:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/cantor-fitzgerald-keeps-neutral-on-home-bancshares-stock-at-31-93CH-4951553"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cantor Fitzgerald has kept its Neutral rating on Home Bancshares (NYSE:HOMB) stock with a price target of $31.00. The company's stock is currently trading at $28.29, with a market capitalization of $5.66 billion. Cantor Fitzgerald's analysis indicates the bank is undervalued, placing it among stocks on the Most Undervalued list. The bank reported adjusted and diluted earnings per share of $0.65 for the latest quarter. However, Cantor Fitzgerald's core earnings per share estimate of $0.64 fell short of expectations, aligning with consensus non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.64. Analysts viewed the third-quarter 2026 performance as mixed, with solid expense control and credit trends exceeding estimates and consensus, but weaker net interest income, balance sheet trends, and non-interest income trends. Cantor Fitzgerald expects the shares could underperform banks due to these key misses in net interest income, fees, and balance sheet growth trends. Despite these near-term challenges, the bank maintains a 3.25% dividend yield, which has been increased for 12 consecutive years. Home Bancshares recently reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed Wall Street expectations, with an adjusted EPS of $0.64, beating the forecast of $0.6109, and revenue of $295.1 million, higher than the expected $289.22 million. The company's acquisition of Mountain Commerce Bank contributed to record profitability and faster-than-anticipated benefits. Analyst ratings from Benchmark and StoneX also reflect a Hold rating on Home Bancshares, with revised fiscal 2026 and 2027 earnings estimates of $2.53 and $2.62 per share, respectively.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "StoneX reiterates Buy on Equity Bancshares stock, $59 target",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/stonex-reiterates-buy-on-equity-bancshares-stock-59-target",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:02:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}