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HBNC Stock Forecast: Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 8 Oct 2026
$20
+1.14% on the day

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) hold a median 12-month price target of $23 — +17.9% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 40 of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026 — in the lower half.

Market cap
$991.5M
Ticker Nerd rank
40 / 100
Median analyst target
$23
Analysts covering
5
Revenue$74.1M+13.9% y/y
Net income$24.9M
Free cash flow$31.3M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+3.0%
1M
−0.3%
YTD
+19.1%
1Y
+25.0%
From 52W high
−5.5%
From 52W low
+34.3%
$15
$21
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

HBNC stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 8 Oct 2026
40 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Accruals
84
Momentum
80
Issuance
74
Revisions
63
Size
44
Growth
21
Volatility
19
Value
19
Quality
7

Accruals (84): Reported profit is backed by cash, and the company is not expanding recklessly.

Quality (7): Profits are thin or unreliable for the size of the business, or they are not turning into cash.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

HBNC stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on HBNC, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$14$16$18$20$22$24Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26HBNCHigh $24Median $23Low $23

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says5 analysts
5 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $23Median $23High $24

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +17.9% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
2 Oct 2026Piper SandlerUpgradeOverweight$23 → $24
24 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform$21 → $23
24 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
24 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral$21 → $23
24 July 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral—
1 July 2026Stephens & Co.ReiteratesOverweight—
1 July 2026Stephens & Co.ReiteratesOverweight$21
27 Apr 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral—
27 Mar 2026Stephens & Co.AssumesOverweight$20
23 Jan 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform—
2 Sept 2025Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
26 Aug 2025Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsUpgradeOutperform—
28 July 2025Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral—
25 July 2025Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform—
28 Apr 2025Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral—
25 Apr 2025Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform—
27 Jan 2025Piper SandlerMaintainsNeutral—
4 Dec 2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform—
30 Sept 2024Hovde GroupInitiatesOutperform—
29 July 2024Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Performance

HBNC vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 8 Oct 2026, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) returned +25.0% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

HBNC vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
100110120130Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26HBNCS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

HBNC analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+1.3%
Analysts raising
2
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) (HBNC) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
13.7×

Cheaper than 49% of US stocks

Price / sales
−80.1×

Cheaper than 99% of US stocks

Price / book
1.4×

Cheaper than 59% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
—
Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
16.9%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
20.7%

Higher than 59% of US stocks

Gross margin
—
Operating margin
43.5%

Higher than 94% of US stocks

Net margin
0.0%

Higher than 30% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−19.0%

Higher than 32% of US stocks

Return on assets
−2.0%

Higher than 37% of US stocks

Dividend yield
3.3%

Higher than 87% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) (HBNC) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) has a market value of $991.5M and an enterprise value of $1.1B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$18.1M. The latest quarter grew 16.9% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$144.0M, a 796.5% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−3.16.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $94.1M.

  • Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) spent $31.7M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 51.3M.

  • Trailing P/E: 13.7×; forward P/E: 8.6× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 3.31%, paying out 55% of earnings.

  • Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) employs 465 people — −$39K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 8 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

HBNC vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelBanks - Regional
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
HBNCHorizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana)$991.5M
40
MBWMMercantile Bank Corp.$999.9M
74
MCBSMetroCity Bankshares, Inc.$999.4M
64
BFSTBusiness First Bancshares, Inc.$1.0B
72
EQBKEquity Bancshares, Inc.$996.9M
25
CCNECNB Financial Corp. (Pennsylvania)$996.5M
71
FSBCFive Star Bancorp$1.0B
54

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The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest HBNC news & analysis

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about HBNC stock

What is the HBNC stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 5 Wall Street analysts covering Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) have a median 12-month price target of $23, with estimates ranging from $23 to $24. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is HBNC stock a buy right now?

Of the 5 analysts covering Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana), 5 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) 40 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 8 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank HBNC?

As at 8 Oct 2026, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) ranks 40 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Accruals (84 of 100).

Will HBNC stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 5 analysts implies +17.9% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) 40 out of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the HBNC stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for HBNC are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $23 to $24 over the next 12 months.

How has HBNC stock performed over the past year?

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) returned +25.0% over the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana) do?

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates through Horizon Bank, serving commercial and retail customers in Midwestern markets.

What is the latest news on HBNC?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 2 Oct 2026): "Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Review Third Quarter Results on October 22". Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced it will host a conference call on October 22 to review its third quarter results. The call is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.

Company

About Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (Indiana).

Horizon Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates through Horizon Bank, serving commercial and retail customers in Midwestern markets. The company provides a broad range of financial services, including personal and business banking, commercial lending, residential real estate lending, mortgage warehouse lending, consumer credit, deposit products, trust and agency services, investment management, treasury management, wealth management, retirement plans, and insurance products. Its business is delivered through branch locations in Indiana and Michigan, supported by digital and virtual banking tools that extend access for individual and corporate clients. Horizon Bancorp, Inc. focuses on community banking relationships and serves customers across multiple industries through its commercial banking platform. Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Michigan City, Indiana, Horizon Bancorp, Inc. plays a regional role in U.S. banking by combining traditional branch-based services with modern digital channels.

CEO Mr. Thomas M. Prame · 465 employees · United States · https://www.horizonbank.com