HBT Financial (HBT) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Monday, July 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.60 per share and revenue of $59.45 million for the quarter.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $63.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $57.57 million. HBT Financial had a return on equity of 14.13% and a net margin of 25.88%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS. On average, analysts expect HBT Financial to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

HBT Financial Stock Down 1.6%

NASDAQ HBT opened at $25.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $24.74 and a 200-day moving average of $23.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $797.27 million, a P/E ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.58. HBT Financial has a 52 week low of $19.46 and a 52 week high of $26.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83.

HBT Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 6th were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.32%. HBT Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.29%.

Institutional Trading of HBT Financial

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in HBT Financial stock. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 12,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $286,000. 78.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Hovde Group upgraded HBT Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $28.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.80.

About HBT Financial

HBT Financial, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities in Central and Northeastern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. The company's deposits accounts consist of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.