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Horizon Bancorp, Inc.HBNCCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Financials›Regional Banks
Momentum strong 72
Mkt cap
$1.07B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
99%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$11.7M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.52×
price to book
ROE
15.7%
delivered
Implied ROE
12.0%
what the price asks
Next earnings
82 days
27 Jan 2027
Close · USD$20.81
1D-0.2%
1W+0.5%
1M+6.7%
3M+2.9%
6M+12.6%
YTD+22.7%
1Y+30.3%
ATR %2.4%
Beta0.56
52w lowhigh5.4% off high

What Horizon Bancorp does

Employees: 491

Horizon Bancorp at a glance

Size Horizon Bancorp (HBNC) is a United States Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $1.07B, the 2205th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $20.81 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 12.6%, against +8.4% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 423.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.3%); the operating margin is 43.2% (peer median 35.0%).

Valuation It trades at 1.52× book value against a peer median of 1.11× (6th most expensive of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 12.0%; Horizon Bancorp delivers 15.7%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Short interest Short interest is 5.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 27 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026HBNC 115Peer median 110
Six months, rebased to 100: Horizon Bancorp against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Horizon Bancorp financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$402M$106M$359M$324M$284M
Revenue growth—-70%+11%+14%—
Net income$107M-$150M$35.4M$28.0M$93.4M
Free cash flown/a$79.9M$65.5M$73.7M$77.2M
Capital expendituren/a$4.96M$5.08M$7.78M$56.4M
Total debt$331M$404M$1.35B$1.47B$1.26B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Horizon Bancorp competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+20%+40%-20%0%+20%7322CCNE6190NBNFSBCMBWMUVSPBFSTMCBSEGBN7184SBSI86008393MCB8392HBNC6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Horizon Bancorp is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

5%10%15%10×1.50×7322CCNE6190NBNFSBCMBWMFRBTUVSPBFSTMCBSEGBN7184SBSI8600EQBKHFWA8393CPFHBNCReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Horizon Bancorp is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

5%10%15%20%10%20%7322CCNE6190NBNFSBCMBWMUVSPBFSTMCBSEGBN7184SBSI8600HFWACPFHBNCROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Horizon Bancorp is the large dot.

Horizon Bancorp competitors and peer comparison

How Horizon Bancorp compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Horizon Bancorp against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureHBNCPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+6.7%+3.1%5th highest of 21
6-month return+12.6%+8.4%7th highest of 20
Return on equity15.7%10.8%3rd highest of 21
Price / book1.52×1.11×6th most expensive of 21
Trailing P/E10.0×11.7×5th cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies12.0%9.0%3rd most demanding of 21
ROE delivered15.7%10.2%3rd highest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Horizon Bancorp HBNCUnited States$1.07B+13%+424%16%1.52×12.0%15.7%
San ju San Financial 7322.TJapan$1.08B+1%+23%5%0.72×6.9%5.4%
CNB Financial CCNEUnited States$1.06B+15%+26%13%1.24×9.0%13.2%
Bank of Jiujiang 6190.HKHong Kong$1.06B+55%-2%1%0.20×3.5%1.5%
Northeast Bank NBNUnited States$1.08B+1%+9%20%1.72×11.8%20.0%
Five Star Bancorp FSBCUnited States$1.08B+6%+18%15%1.75×10.4%14.8%
Mercantile Bank MBWMUnited States$1.05B+16%+5%14%1.41×11.5%13.6%
Forbright FRBTUnited States$1.04Bn/a+11%11%1.01×6.4%n/a
Univest Financial UVSPUnited States$1.10B+4%+2%10%1.16×9.1%10.0%
Business First Bancshares BFSTUnited States$1.04B+16%+7%10%1.02×8.6%10.1%
MetroCity Bankshares MCBSUnited States$1.04B+10%+25%17%1.78×12.2%16.9%
Eagle Bancorp EGBNUnited States$1.03B+28%-11%5%0.89×9.0%4.7%
First Bank of Toyama 7184.TJapan$1.12B+10%+14%10%0.90×7.9%10.2%
Southside Bancshares SBSIUnited States$1.01B+2%+9%12%1.54×10.1%11.8%
TOMONY 8600.TJapan$1.13B+6%+12%6%0.60×4.5%5.9%
Equity Bancshares EQBKUnited States$1.00B+7%+53%12%1.23×10.4%12.1%
Heritage Financial HFWAUnited States$1.15B+3%+22%8%1.06×7.8%7.8%
Miyazaki Bank 8393.TJapan$1.16B+8%+8%7%0.77×6.2%7.0%
Central Pacific Financial CPFUnited States$974M+10%+4%15%1.68×13.2%14.9%
Metropolitan Bank MCBUnited States$1.17B+5%+12%13%1.20×11.3%13.1%
Oita Bank 8392.TJapan$1.18B+13%+25%5%0.69×6.2%4.7%

Questions

Which companies are Horizon Bancorp's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: San ju San Financial (7322.T), CNB Financial (CCNE), Bank of Jiujiang (6190.HK), Northeast Bank (NBN), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Forbright (FRBT), Univest Financial (UVSP).
Is Horizon Bancorp expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.52× against a peer median of 1.11×, 6th most expensive of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 12.0%; Horizon Bancorp delivers 15.7%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has Horizon Bancorp stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +12.6% against +8.4% for the median peer; over one year +30.3%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.