Home Bancorp (HBCP) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Home Bancorp (HBCP) reported quarterly earnings of $1.37 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.14 per share, and showing an increase from $1.14 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of 20.18$35.76 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.62% and increasing from $32.45 million year-over-year [2] - Home Bancorp has consistently outperformed consensus EPS and revenue estimates over the last four quarters [2] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Home Bancorp's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the trends in earnings estimate revisions [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$1.17 on revenues of $34.95 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$4.77 on revenues of $142.99 million [7] Industry Context - The Banks - Southeast industry, to which Home Bancorp belongs, is currently ranked in the top 36% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]