Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Hilltop Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $2.34 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.01. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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 $0.33 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Stephens increased their price objective on Hilltop from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilltop in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.00.

Hilltop Price Performance

HTH stock opened at $33.81 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $33.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.47 and a beta of 0.91. Hilltop has a 52-week low of $26.67 and a 52-week high of $36.13.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $330.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.68 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 9.86% and a return on equity of 7.18%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.46 earnings per share.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is 28.69%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman Jonathan S. Sobel bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $35.36 per share, with a total value of $353,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chairman directly owned 127,429 shares in the company, valued at $4,505,889.44. This represents a 8.52% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have purchased 40,000 shares of company stock worth $1,376,100 in the last quarter. 29.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Hilltop in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Hilltop by 584.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,075 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hilltop by 42.7% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,334 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hilltop by 141.8% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 821 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the first quarter valued at approximately $56,000. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hilltop Company Profile

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.