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Home Bancorp Exceeds Expectations with Strong Performance, Driving Profits and Rewarding Investors

Author: Benzinga Insights | November 09, 2023 11:05am

Today, November 09, 2023, Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) will distribute a dividend payout of $0.25 per share, highlighting an annualized dividend yield of 3.04%. Shareholders who owned the stock before the ex-dividend date on October 27, 2023 will be eligible for this payout.

Home Bancorp Recent Dividend Payouts

Ex-Date Payments per year Dividend Yield Announced Record Payable
2023-10-27 4 $0.25 3.04% 2023-10-18 2023-10-30 2023-11-09
2023-07-28 4 $0.25 2.9% 2023-07-17 2023-07-31 2023-08-11
2023-04-28 4 $0.25 3.1% 2023-04-18 2023-05-01 2023-05-12
2023-02-03 4 $0.25 2.55% 2023-01-24 2023-02-06 2023-02-17
2022-10-28 4 $0.24 2.3% 2022-10-18 2022-10-31 2022-11-10
2022-08-05 4 $0.23 2.46% 2022-07-26 2022-08-08 2022-08-19
2022-05-06 4 $0.23 2.25% 2022-04-26 2022-05-09 2022-05-20
2022-02-04 4 $0.23 2.1% 2022-01-25 2022-02-07 2022-02-18
2021-11-05 4 $0.23 2.33% 2021-10-26 2021-11-08 2021-11-19
2021-08-06 4 $0.23 2.48% 2021-07-27 2021-08-09 2021-08-20
2021-05-07 4 $0.23 2.47% 2021-04-27 2021-05-10 2021-05-21
2021-02-05 4 $0.22 3.0% 2021-01-26 2021-02-08 2021-02-19

In terms of dividend yield, Home Bancorp finds itself in the middle ground among its industry peers, while West Bancorp (NASDAQ:WTBA) takes the lead with the highest annualized dividend yield at 6.02%.

Analyzing Home Bancorp Financial Health

Companies that pay out steady cash dividends are attractive to income-seeking investors, and companies that are financially healthy tend to maintain their dividend payout schedule. For this reason, investors can find it insightful to see if a company has been increasing or decreasing their dividend payout schedule and if their earnings are growing.

YoY Growth in Dividend Per Share

dividend chart graph

As you can see, from 2019 to 2022, investors saw an average increase in the company's dividend per share, rising from $0.84 in 2019 to $0.93 in 2022. This is good for investors because it shows that the company has steadily returned more capital back to their shareholders and it could mean that they are planning to continue increasing dividends.

YoY Earnings Growth For Home Bancorp

earning chart graph

The earnings chart above shows that from 2019 to 2022, Home Bancorp has experienced an increase in their earnings from $3.18 per share to $4.07 per share. This positive earnings trend is promising for income-seeking investors as it suggests that the company has more potential to increase its cash dividend payout if the trend continues.

Recap

In this article, we delve into Home Bancorp's recent dividend payout and examine how it impacts shareholders. The company has announced a dividend distribution of $0.25 per share today, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 3.04%.

In terms of dividend yield, Home Bancorp finds itself in the middle ground among its industry peers, while West Bancorp takes the lead with the highest annualized dividend yield at 6.02%.

Given that Home Bancorp has experienced an increase in dividend per share from 2019 to 2022 along with an increase in earnings per share, it could signal that the company is in good financial standing and that they could be positioned to continue distributing their profits back to their investors.

Keeping a close watch on the company's performance in the coming quarters will enable investors to stay abreast of any modifications in financials or dividend disbursements.

[Click here](https://www.compensationrecovery.com/symbol//dividends) to find details on Home Bancorp's previous dividends.

To keep track of which companies are distributing dividends, click here to visit our Dividends Calendar.

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

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