Zacks Research Has Weak Estimate for Hilltop FY2025 Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.28 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $2.34. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $330.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $309.68 million. Hilltop had a return on equity of 7.18% and a net margin of 9.86%.During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on HTH. 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 report on Monday, October 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.00.

Hilltop Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE HTH opened at $32.37 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.91. Hilltop has a twelve month low of $26.67 and a twelve month high of $36.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $33.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.90.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Hilltop by 42.7% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,334 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% in the first quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 10,736 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 454 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 41.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 583 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 11,695 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 674 shares during the period. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in Hilltop by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 18,573 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $621,000 after acquiring an additional 761 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Chairman Jonathan S. Sobel bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $35.36 per share, for a total transaction of $353,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 127,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,505,889.44. This represents a 8.52% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have bought 30,000 shares of company stock worth $1,046,800 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 29.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 21st. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is currently 28.69%.

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.