HBT Financial (HBT) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of HBT Financial (NASDAQ: HBT) in the last few weeks:

• 6/29/2026 – HBT Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/26/2026 – HBT Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $32.00 to $34.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/21/2026 – HBT Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 6/13/2026 – HBT Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/19/2026 – HBT Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 5/16/2026 – HBT Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/11/2026 – HBT Financial was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (b+)”.

HBT Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 12th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. HBT Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.20%.

Insider Transactions at HBT Financial

In other news, Chairman Fred L. Drake sold 15,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.93, for a total transaction of $455,416.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 45,815 shares in the company, valued at $1,325,427.95. The trade was a 25.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 51.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

HBT Financial, Inc is the bank holding company for HomeTrust Bank, a community-focused financial institution based in Lenoir, North Carolina. Through its subsidiary, HomeTrust Bank, the company provides a full suite of personal and business banking services across western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and Upstate South Carolina. The company’s operations include a network of branch offices, ATMs and online banking platforms designed to serve both urban and rural communities in its primary market areas.

HomeTrust Bank’s product offerings encompass traditional deposit accounts such as checking, savings and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit.