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HORIZON BANCORP INC
Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. IN· CIK 0000706129 Traditional Finance
$20.79 +0.42 (+2.06%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $20.37
Market cap
$1.0B
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
82% Buy or better · 11 analysts
Median target
$23.00
+11% · range $23.00–25.00
1 year
+27.9%
from $16.26 · Oct 27
30 days
+9.2%
from $19.04
52-week range
$15.57–20.80
−0% from high · low Mar 18
Avg volume 20D
687.2K
shares / day
Short interest
2.54M
≈4.9% of shares · +25.5%
Days to cover
4.0
at average volume
Insider net
−$161.5K
0 buyers · 1 seller · 12 mo
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
11
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BULLISH 4 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 2 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 4/4
Strongest BULLISH Horizon Bancorp reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $0.56, beating consensus of $0.55 by 1.8%, and net interest…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider sold $161.5K.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 25 added (0 new), 9 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    9 of 11 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • EstimatesFLAT

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.544 → $0.542 over 90 days. 1 up, 2 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersBUILDING

    Short interest +25.5% to 2.54M shares. 4.0 days to cover, ≈4.9% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    7% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.DOUBLED2,235,822$37.0M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCDOUBLED806,618$16.1M
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ADD624,932$12.5M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPTRIM517,082$10.3M
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.ADD195,494$3.9M
Verition Fund Management LLCADD170,787$3.4M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.DOUBLED147,606$2.9M
Quantinno Capital Management LPADD135,782$2.7M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

11 analysts
Buy 82% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy3Buy6Hold2Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 5 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +11%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 26, 2026🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
MAINTAIN
MAINTAIN
Oct 23, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Oct 2, 2026Piper Sandler
UPGRADE
UPGRADEOverweight
Jul 24, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Jul 24, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Jul 1, 2026Stephens & Co.
REITERATE
REITERATEOverweight

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$161.5K
sold · 1 insider
DateInsiderTypeValue
Aug 26, 2026
MAGNESEN LARRY S
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
WALKER BRIAN C
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
Burnell Lawrence E
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
Magnuson Michele M.
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
SULERZYSKI CHARLES W
Director
AWARD$25.0K
Aug 26, 2026
Blackhurst Eric P.
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
Reed Steven William
Director
AWARD$6.3K
Aug 26, 2026
Maass Brian W
Director
AWARD$6.3K

Earnings setup

Estimates
$0.54
EPS estimate, this quarter
−0%
estimate change, 90 days
1↑ 2↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$0.54$0.54–$0.55-0.7%$78.5M
Next Q$0.53$0.52–$0.53+0.0%$78.0M
Current FY$2.14$2.13–$2.15+0.7%$307.8M
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
2,536,376
shares short
+25.5%
vs prior settlement
4.0
days to cover
≈4.9%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
Horizon Bancorp reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $0.56, beating consensus of $0.55 by 1.8%, and net interest income of…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
Horizon Bancorp reported Q3 2026 EPS of $0.56, beating the $0.54 consensus by 4.5%, on net income of $28.7M vs $24.9M…
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 5/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2026 Results, Highlighted by Continued Peer Leading Profitability Metrics and Positive Balance Sheet Momentum
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September
Oct 2, 2026 SEC
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced it will host a conference call on October 22 to discuss its Q3 results.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Aug 26, 2026 Insider
MAGNESEN LARRY S was granted 306 shares
Director @ $20.45 ($6.3K)
Aug 26, 2026 Insider
WALKER BRIAN C was granted 306 shares
Director @ $20.45 ($6.3K)
Aug 26, 2026 Insider
Burnell Lawrence E was granted 306 shares
Director @ $20.45 ($6.3K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. — DOUBLED
2,235,822 shares ($37.0M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2026 Results, Highlighted by Continued Peer Leading Profitability Metrics and Positive Balance Sheet Momentum
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2026....
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings result
HBNC Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.56 (+2.6% vs est)
Oct 2, 2026
Earnings
Horizon Bancorp, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Review Third Quarter Results on October 22
Horizon Bank will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. CT on Thursday, October 22, 2026 to review its third quarter 2026 financial results.
Sep 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: HBNC up 25% to 2.5M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 3.96 | ≈4.94% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 18, 2026
Press release
Horizon Bank Appoints Nicholas Ritter and Charles Sulerzyski to Serve as Independent Directors
Horizon Bank Appoints Nicholas Ritter and Charles Sulerzyski to Serve as Independent Directors.

SecBot reports

11 filings · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 neutral
All HBNC filing & press-release reports (11)