A Glimpse of Home Bancorp's Earnings Potential

Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) is gearing up to announce its quarterly earnings on Thursday, 2024-10-17. Here's a quick overview of what investors should know before the release.

Analysts are estimating that Home Bancorp will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.99.

Anticipation surrounds Home Bancorp's announcement, with investors hoping to hear about both surpassing estimates and receiving positive guidance for the next quarter.

New investors should understand that while earnings performance is important, market reactions are often driven by guidance.

Overview of Past Earnings

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.04, which was followed by a 7.39% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Home Bancorp's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter	Q2 2024	Q1 2024	Q4 2023	Q3 2023
EPS Estimate	0.98	0.97	1.05	1.02
EPS Actual	1.02	1.14	1.17	1.22
Price Change %	-7.000000000000001%	-0.0%	2.0%	2.0%

Stock Performance

Shares of Home Bancorp were trading at $43.94 as of October 15. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 34.24%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

To track all earnings releases for Home Bancorp visit their earnings calendar on our site.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.