What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Hilltop Q4 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued on Thursday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.57. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.61 EPS.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $217.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $300.15 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 10.19% and a return on equity of 7.47%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.55 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on HTH. Wall Street Zen cut Hilltop from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilltop in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Stephens upped their price target on shares of Hilltop from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hilltop currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.50.

Hilltop Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of HTH opened at $38.75 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $36.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.53. Hilltop has a twelve month low of $27.35 and a twelve month high of $40.41. The company has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.94.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTH. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 22.6% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,566 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 15,919 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $540,000 after buying an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Hilltop by 37.3% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 37,559 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,275,000 after acquiring an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other news, CEO Steve B. Thompson sold 9,025 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.84, for a total value of $359,556.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 91,817 shares in the company, valued at $3,657,989.28. The trade was a 8.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 26,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.46, for a total value of $999,960.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 65,831 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,531,860.26. The trade was a 28.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 37,225 shares of company stock valued at $1,436,516. Corporate insiders own 29.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This is a boost from Hilltop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.19%.

Hilltop Company Profile

Hilltop Holdings, Inc (NYSE: HTH) is a Dallas, Texas–based financial holding company offering commercial banking, mortgage lending and capital markets services through its three primary subsidiaries: PlainsCapital Corporation, PrimeLending and HilltopSecurities. PlainsCapital provides deposit, lending and treasury management solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, professionals and individuals. PrimeLending specializes in home purchase and refinance loans, serving retail, wholesale and correspondent channels.