Home Bancshares: Upgrade To Buy While Reducing Earnings Estimate Due To Hurricanes

Earnings of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (NYSE: HOMB ) will likely continue to grow in upcoming quarters. However, elevated provisioning for expected loan losses in the wake of hurricanes will constrain earnings growth. Overall, I’m expecting the earnings to grow by 2.4% to $1.98Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expre ...