Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Hilltop Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research note issued on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.01 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.97. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on HTH. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilltop in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilltop has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.00.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HTH opened at $31.79 on Friday. Hilltop has a 1 year low of $26.67 and a 1 year high of $36.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.26 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.22.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.16. Hilltop had a return on equity of 6.46% and a net margin of 8.90%.The business had revenue of $303.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $310.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.31 EPS.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is 32.29%.

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In related news, Chairman Jonathan S. Sobel purchased 10,000 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $35.36 per share, with a total value of $353,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 127,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,505,889.44. The trade was a 8.52% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Steve B. Thompson sold 11,687 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.09, for a total value of $363,348.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 109,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,408,645.42. The trade was a 9.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have purchased a total of 60,000 shares of company stock worth $2,022,800 over the last three months. 29.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HTH. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 4,242.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,631 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $579,000 after purchasing an additional 17,225 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 182.9% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 11,623 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 7,515 shares in the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 24,552 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $748,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 54.0% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 16,012 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 5,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 18.7% in the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc provides business and consumer banking services. It operates through three segments: Banking, Broker-Dealer, and Mortgage Origination. The Banking segment offers savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, and money market accounts; certificates of deposit; lines and letters of credit, home improvement and equity loans, loans for purchasing and carrying securities, term, agricultural and commercial real estate, equipment loans, and other lending products; and mortgage, commercial and industrial loans, and term and construction finance.