Home Bancorp, Inc. (HBCP) short interest & options flow
NASDAQHBCP has handed short sellers their clearest victory of the year, and the question now is whether the post-earnings reset has done enough to bring buyers back before the next scheduled print on October 23. The earnings reaction was decisive. The stock dropped 9.8% on October 20, the day Q3 results crossed, erasing the entire thesis of the call buyers who had crowded into options…
HBCP cost to borrow surges to 1.63%, up 393% in one week, as short sellers pile into the stock after earnings miss.
- Market cap
- $474M
- Next earnings
- 29 Jan 2027
Key data as of 7 Nov 2026

Latest signals on HBCP
- Cost to Borrow
HBCP cost to borrow surges to 1.63%, up 393% in one week, as short sellers pile into the stock after earnings miss.
2 Cost to Borrow updates in 30 days
- Options
HBCP put/call ratio plummets to 0.25, four standard deviations below 20-day mean, on earnings day.
- Short Interest
HBCP short interest surges 42% in one week to 3.4% of float, driven by rising bearish sentiment on regional banking headwinds. Cost to borrow climbs 113% over the same period, though remains low at 0.51%. Availability stays elevated at 5,193%, indicating ample shares to short despite the buildup.
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