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Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) ( NYSE:HOMB – Free Report ) by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 289,079 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 31,493 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. owned 0.15% of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) worth $7,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,550,418 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $156,946,000 after purchasing an additional 490,718 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 0.9% during the third quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 3,240,644 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $87,789,000 after buying an additional 28,604 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 0.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,166,894 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $51,919,000 after buying an additional 11,499 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,046,153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $55,430,000 after buying an additional 134,741 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) by 2,609.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,301,295 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $352,520,000 after buying an additional 1,253,259 shares during the period. 67.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several equities research analysts recently commented on HOMB shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com raised Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Stephens upped their price target on Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $28.00 price objective on shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.25. Insider Activity at Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) In other news, CAO Jennifer C. Floyd sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.18, for a total value of $60,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 3,468 shares in the company, valued at $104,664.24. This trade represents a 36.58 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link . Also, Director James Pat Hickman sold 63,997 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.77, for a total value of $1,969,187.69. Following the sale, the director now owns 175,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,400,135. This trade represents a 26.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold 90,997 shares of company stock valued at $2,782,548 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 7.66% of the company’s stock. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) Stock Up 0.1 % Shares of Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) stock opened at $31.79 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion, a PE ratio of 16.38 and a beta of 1.05. Home Bancshares, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.93 and a 52-week high of $32.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) ( NYSE:HOMB – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.03). Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) had a return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 26.69%. The firm had revenue of $258.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $258.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Home Bancshares, Inc. will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.195 per share. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 13th. Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)’s payout ratio is currently 40.21%. About Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) ( Free Report ) Home Bancshares, Inc (Conway, AR) operates as the bank holding company for Centennial Bank that provides commercial and retail banking, and related financial services to businesses, real estate developers and investors, individuals, and municipalities. Its deposit products include checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Read More Want to see what other hedge funds are holding HOMB? 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The National List (NL), a ticket for unelected entry to Parliament, is a subject of ongoing controversy, especially in the context of the opening of this country’s 10 th Parliament last Thursday. Mr. Ravi Karunanayake’s entry into the legislature via the NL continues to make waves. As far as the NPP or NPP/JVP, whatever you may prefer to call it, there was no serious problem if the nomination of two defeated candidates is discounted. This party which won a stunning better than two thirds majority at the last general election was entitled to 18 National List seats in proportion to its total national vote. It submitted the list of its nominees days after the conclusion of the election – 16 from the list of names placed before the electorate, i.e. pre-election, and two names of candidates who unsuccessfully ran on Nov. 14. The law permits NL places to be filled either from the submitted list or from candidates who ran at the election. This latter provision was allegedly smuggled into the statute. As at previous elections there has been criticism, as was the case this time round too, that those who were rejected by the voters have been permitted “backdoor entry.” The ruling party, despite its earlier profession that it would not nominate defeated candidates, justified its decision to nominate two such on a basis that was not without some logic. As the JVP’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva explained on a television talk show, the two nominations were made from the Digamadulla and Vanni electoral districts. At Digamadulla, with a sizable Muslim population, his party won four seats that did not include a Muslim. So they nominated a defeated Muslim candidate to represent that segment of the electorate in parliament. In the Vanni they won two seats, both by Tamil candidates. Since the district included many Sinhalese who contributed to their victory, they decided to give their Sinhala district organizer a slot. There had been many other requests they had not conceded, Silva said making the point that in politics there must be room for some flexibility. Where the opposition is concerned, Mr. MA Sumanthiran, a defeated ITAK candidate from the Jaffna district very properly declined his party’s single NL entitlement on the grounds that he had been rejected by the voters. The main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) was undecided at the time this comment is being written of who will take four of the five slots it won having already nominated its general secretary, Ranjith Madduma Bandara, for one of the places. It is reportedly pondering over six names – Dullas Alahapperuma (who ran against Ranil Wickremesinghe for president in the parliamentary vote), Imthiaz Bakeer Markar (the SJB chairman) Sujeewa Senasinghe (lawyer and former state minister) Eran Wickremaratne (former banker and state minister), Tissa Attanayake (SJB national organizer) and Mano Ganesan (former minister and leader of the Democratic People’s Front influencing an Indian Tamil segment of the electorate). Hirunika Premachandra has also gone public saying she’s seeking a place. Whatever the selection criteria, the party is in a tight bind to make its choice. Namal Rajapaksa correctly judged that he would not be able to win a seat under the SLPP’s pohottuwa symbol and wisely had himself placed on the party’s NL. He has thus been able to enter parliament and keep the Rajapaksa name alive in the legislature. Ravi Karunanayake’s nomination on one of the two NL seats that the Ranil Wickremesinghe-led National Democratic Front (NDF) had earned has since seen a lot of smelly stuff hitting the fan. Wickremesinghe is on record saying he knew nothing about the nomination made by Sharmila Perera, the NDF secretary. Karunanayake was quoted in Friday’s Daily Mirror saying Wickremesinghe had been misled by two people he did not want to name “as everyone knows who they are.” He further accused: “No one is talking about the injustice done to me but only talk about negative things about me.” Karunanayake is the third ranking “assistant leader” of the UNP and now risks expulsion from that party. But whether he can be expelled from the NDF and lose the seat he has just occupied is an open question. Whether this country does need a National List enabling backdoor entry to as many as 29 seats in a 225-member House is a matter that merits serious re-examination. The current NL succeeded the previous six Appointed MPs representing “unrepresented interests” under the Soulbury Constitution. They were appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister and included Burghers, Estate Tamils (after they were disenfranchised), European interests, Malays etc. SWRD Bandaranaike nominated Mr. Asoka Karunaratne in 1956 to represent the so-called depressed castes and Mrs. Bandaranaike nominated the well known pediatrician, Dr. LO Abeyratne to represent the children of Sri Lanka. The 1978 constitution created the National List (NL) of 29 members on the basis of bringing in talent unwilling to run for election or could not be elected. But this became a convenience for political parties and their leaders and an avenue of extending patronage. As far as we can recall, Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar, the best foreign minister we had during a difficult period in our history was one of the few if not the only adornment in parliament through the NL. Are we keeping this backdoor permanently open with beneficiaries receiving generous pensions for life after only five years of parliamentary service? This as much as the long list of “recognized parties” in the books of the Elections Department require urgent review. These parties are brazenly traded, acquired by various vested interests for their own benefit and cost the tax payer hugely as demonstrated in this year’s elections. Hopefully something would be done about both these matters sooner than later.

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( MENAFN - GetNews) Schneider National, Inc., a leading transportation and logistics services company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cowan Systems, LLC, a dedicated contract carrier based in Baltimore, Md., and its affiliated entities. The transaction, announced today, is valued at approximately $390 million in cash, with additional agreements to purchase related Real estate assets for about $31 million. Cowan Systems brings to Schneider a dedicated fleet of approximately 1,800 trucks and 7,500 trailers, serving customers in the retail, consumer goods, food and beverage, industrial, and building materials sectors. This acquisition is set to enhance Schneider's Dedicated segment, which will now operate over 8,400 tractors, representing around 70% of its Truckload fleet. Mark Rourke, Schneider's President and CEO, emphasized that the purchase of Cowan Systems aligns with the company's strategic vision to focus on customer-centric Dedicated solutions. Cowan Systems, which was founded in 1924, will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider, maintaining its brand and workforce. The acquisition is projected to be accretive to Schneider's earnings per share within the first year, excluding anticipated synergies. The closing of the deal, expected in the fourth quarter of 2024, is subject to customary conditions and will be financed through existing cash and borrowings under Schneider's new $400 million credit facility. The integration of Cowan Systems follows Schneider's pattern of acquiring dedicated contract carriers, including Midwest Logistics Systems and M&M Transport Services, LLC. The financial results of Cowan Systems will be reported within Schneider's Truckload and Logistics business segments after the completion of the transaction. Legal advisory for Schneider was provided by Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, while Stifel Financial Corp (NYSE:SF). and Scudder Law Firm advised Cowan Systems on financial and legal matters, respectively. This announcement is based on a press release statement and reflects the company's expectations and projections about the acquisition's future financial performance and operational integration. In other recent news, Schneider National has seen a flurry of activity from analyst firms following its recent third-quarter earnings report. The company reported steady revenues of $1.2 billion, with adjusted diluted earnings per share falling slightly from $0.20 to $0.18. Benchmark, BofA Securities, and Evercore ISI have all adjusted their outlooks on the transportation and logistics services company. Benchmark raised its stock price target for Schneider National to $32.00, maintaining a Buy rating. This followed a third-quarter earnings report that fell short of expectations, with adjusted operating income reported at $44.3 million. Despite challenges, Schneider National's Dedicated and Intermodal business segments showed resilience and improvement, respectively. BofA Securities upgraded Schneider National's rating from Underperform to Buy, raising the price target to $34.00. This positive outlook follows the recent U.S. election and anticipates benefits to the truckload industry. However, due to weaker than expected performance in the third quarter, BofA Securities reduced its earnings per share estimates for 2024 and 2025. Evercore ISI reduced Schneider National's price target from $27.00 to $26.00 while retaining an In Line rating. This follows Schneider National's third-quarter earnings report, which disclosed an adjusted earnings per share of $0.18, falling short of projections. The company's earnings were adversely affected by a weaker performance in the Truckload and Logistics segments. These are recent developments that provide insight into the current state of Schneider National. The company continues its commitment to shareholder returns, strategic growth, and operational efficiency, as evidenced by its ongoing share repurchase program. MENAFN30112024003238003268ID1108941449 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.Opening with a caveat that you can “never say never” in Hollywood, Keanu Reeves responded to questions about making another John Wick movie this week by saying he doesn’t feel like his body is up for it anymore. “My heart does,” Reeves told CBS News , “But my knees are saying right now, ‘You can’t do another John Wick . ” Reeves, 60 despite looking like Keanu Reeves, was mostly there to stump for his role in the current Sonic The Hedgehog 3 , where he plays Shadow, the answer to non-hypothetical question “What if Sonic The Hedgehog was angrier, and had a gun?” CBS Mornings host Nate Burleson was polite enough to hold off on asking any Wick questions until the end of the interview, but he did have to toss out the one, while also noting that Reeves will be reprising the role of the Baba Yaga for a (presumably knee-friendly) appearance in 2025 spin-off movie Ballerina . Reeves, for his part, seems genuinely a little sad to shoot the idea down, although if you want to understand the joy of Keanu, watch the way the semi-sarcastic, uber-chipper way he lights up when Sonic director Jeff Fowler reminds him that his aging body will never stop him from playing Shadow: “Thanks, Jeff!” Of course, people who watched John Wick: Chapter 4 might be a little confused about all this, given how that movie ends. (That fukn also bends over backwards to set up like three different characters who could conceivably helm their own spin-offs, but the heart is going to want the Keanu Reeves it wants.) But we’d also point to the big fat stacks of money that all four Wick movies made—as well as the fact that director Chad Stahelski and Reeves seem to genuinely get a kick out of how much crazy shit they can get away with. Too bad Reeves’ knees seem to have veto power at the moment.

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