{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"161035","rtpr_id":"nBw3Nv3P1a-20261005","ticker":"HTB","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["HTB"],"title":"HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Completion of Previous Stock Repurchase Program and Authorization of New Stock Repurchase Program","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.347Z","article_body":"HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Completion of Previous Stock Repurchase\nProgram and Authorization of New Stock Repurchase Program\n\nHomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: HTB), the holding\ncompany for HomeTrust Bank, announces the completion of its 5% stock\nrepurchase program, which began in August 2026. A total of 832,000 shares were\nrepurchased at an average price of $47.70 per share. In addition, the\nCompany's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an\nadditional 790,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing\napproximately 5% of the Company’s currently outstanding shares. The shares\nmay be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions\nfrom time to time depending upon market conditions and other factors.\n\nAbout HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.\n\nHomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: HTB), headquartered in Asheville, North\nCarolina, is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, a state-chartered\ncommunity bank operating over 30 locations across North Carolina, South\nCarolina, East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Georgia. With total assets\nof $4.4 billion as of June 30, 2026, the Company’s goal is to be a\nconsistently high-performing regional community bank, guided by our strategy\nto be a best place to work. Reflecting this focus, the Company has been named\none of Bank Director’s “Best U.S. Banks,” one of Forbes’\n“America’s Best Banks,” one of S&P Global’s “Top 50 Community\nBanks,” and named to the 2026 and 2025 KBW Honor Rolls. In addition, the\nCompany has been recognized as one of American Banker’s “Best Banks to\nWork For,” received a “Most Loved Workplace” certification by Best\nPractices Institute, named as one of Best Companies Group’s “America’s\nBest Workplaces,” as well as being named a “Best Place to Work” in all\nfive states in which it operates.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements are not statements of historical fact, but instead are based on\ncertain assumptions including statements with respect to the Company's\nbeliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements\nabout future economic performance and projections of financial items. These\nforward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the results anticipated or implied by forward-looking\nstatements. The factors that could result in material differentiation include,\nbut are not limited to expected revenues, cost savings, synergies and other\nbenefits from merger and acquisition activities might not be realized to the\nextent anticipated, within the anticipated time frames, or at all, costs or\ndifficulties relating to integration matters, including but not limited to\ncustomer and employee retention, might be greater than expected, and goodwill\nimpairment charges might be incurred; increased competitive pressures among\nfinancial services companies; changes in the interest rate environment;\nchanges in general economic conditions, both nationally and in our market\nareas; the impact of geopolitical instability and trade policies on our\noperations including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs;\nnatural disasters; legislative and regulatory changes; and the effects of\ninflation, a potential recession, and other factors described in the Company's\nlatest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other\ndocuments filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission -\nwhich are available on the Company's website at www.htb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.htb.com&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.htb.com&index=1&md5=81368dc4b2de185cb474a421befb2d07)\nand on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=2&md5=db5fedd760e8605e99c7f20754aefe03)\n. Any of the forward-looking statements that the Company makes in this press\nrelease or in the documents the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC are\nbased upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made and\nmay turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions, the factors\ndescribed above or other factors that management cannot foresee. The Company\ndoes not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to revise any\nforward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or\nunanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.\n\nwww.htb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.htb.com&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.htb.com&index=3&md5=1252893ed588be9a4ee449c75cdff71f)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005237628/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005237628/en/)\n\nC. Hunter Westbrook – President and Chief Executive Officer\n\nTony J. VunCannon – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,\nCorporate Secretary and Treasurer\n\n828-259-3939\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw3Nv3P1a-20261005","title":"HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Completion of Previous Stock Repurchase Program and Authorization of New Stock Repurchase Program","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"HTB","created":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.347Z","tickers":["HTB"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. Announces Completion of Previous Stock Repurchase\nProgram and Authorization of New Stock Repurchase Program\n\nHomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: HTB), the holding\ncompany for HomeTrust Bank, announces the completion of its 5% stock\nrepurchase program, which began in August 2026. A total of 832,000 shares were\nrepurchased at an average price of $47.70 per share. In addition, the\nCompany's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an\nadditional 790,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing\napproximately 5% of the Company’s currently outstanding shares. The shares\nmay be purchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions\nfrom time to time depending upon market conditions and other factors.\n\nAbout HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.\n\nHomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NYSE: HTB), headquartered in Asheville, North\nCarolina, is the holding company for HomeTrust Bank, a state-chartered\ncommunity bank operating over 30 locations across North Carolina, South\nCarolina, East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Georgia. With total assets\nof $4.4 billion as of June 30, 2026, the Company’s goal is to be a\nconsistently high-performing regional community bank, guided by our strategy\nto be a best place to work. Reflecting this focus, the Company has been named\none of Bank Director’s “Best U.S. Banks,” one of Forbes’\n“America’s Best Banks,” one of S&P Global’s “Top 50 Community\nBanks,” and named to the 2026 and 2025 KBW Honor Rolls. In addition, the\nCompany has been recognized as one of American Banker’s “Best Banks to\nWork For,” received a “Most Loved Workplace” certification by Best\nPractices Institute, named as one of Best Companies Group’s “America’s\nBest Workplaces,” as well as being named a “Best Place to Work” in all\nfive states in which it operates.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release includes \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements are not statements of historical fact, but instead are based on\ncertain assumptions including statements with respect to the Company's\nbeliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements\nabout future economic performance and projections of financial items. These\nforward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the results anticipated or implied by forward-looking\nstatements. The factors that could result in material differentiation include,\nbut are not limited to expected revenues, cost savings, synergies and other\nbenefits from merger and acquisition activities might not be realized to the\nextent anticipated, within the anticipated time frames, or at all, costs or\ndifficulties relating to integration matters, including but not limited to\ncustomer and employee retention, might be greater than expected, and goodwill\nimpairment charges might be incurred; increased competitive pressures among\nfinancial services companies; changes in the interest rate environment;\nchanges in general economic conditions, both nationally and in our market\nareas; the impact of geopolitical instability and trade policies on our\noperations including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs;\nnatural disasters; legislative and regulatory changes; and the effects of\ninflation, a potential recession, and other factors described in the Company's\nlatest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other\ndocuments filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission -\nwhich are available on the Company's website at www.htb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.htb.com&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.htb.com&index=1&md5=81368dc4b2de185cb474a421befb2d07)\nand on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sec.gov&index=2&md5=db5fedd760e8605e99c7f20754aefe03)\n. Any of the forward-looking statements that the Company makes in this press\nrelease or in the documents the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC are\nbased upon management's beliefs and assumptions at the time they are made and\nmay turn out to be wrong because of inaccurate assumptions, the factors\ndescribed above or other factors that management cannot foresee. The Company\ndoes not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to revise any\nforward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or\nunanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.\n\nwww.htb.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.htb.com&esheet=54616187&newsitemid=20261005237628&lan=en-US&anchor=www.htb.com&index=3&md5=1252893ed588be9a4ee449c75cdff71f)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005237628/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005237628/en/)\n\nC. Hunter Westbrook – President and Chief Executive Officer\n\nTony J. VunCannon – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,\nCorporate Secretary and Treasurer\n\n828-259-3939\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.393538846Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791231300393},"received_at":"2026-10-05T20:15:00.443Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261005237628/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"149582","press_release_id":"161035","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"HomeTrust Bancshares completed its 5% stock repurchase program begun in August 2026, buying back 832,000 shares at an average price of $47.70.\n\nThe board authorized a new repurchase program of up to 790,000 shares, roughly 5% of shares outstanding, via open-market or privately negotiated purchases.\n\nThe ongoing buyback signals management confidence but is routine capital-return news for the $4.4 billion-asset community bank holding company.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"New ~5% buyback authorization for HTB following completion of prior 832,000-share program at $47.70 average."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"total_assets":"$4.4 billion","prior_program_avg_price":47.7,"new_authorization_shares":790000,"new_authorization_pct_of_shares":"approximately 5%","prior_program_shares_repurchased":832000}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"C. 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