Brokers Issue Forecasts for Hilltop Holdings Inc.'s Q4 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Hilltop's current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on HTH. StockNews.com downgraded Hilltop from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Hilltop from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Price Performance

Shares of Hilltop stock traded down $0.39 on Monday, reaching $30.89. The company had a trading volume of 168,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 307,532. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $31.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.22. Hilltop has a 1 year low of $26.78 and a 1 year high of $35.66. The firm has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06 and a beta of 1.13.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $283.22 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 5.30%. Hilltop's revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.28 earnings per share.

Hilltop Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 16th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. Hilltop's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 39.77%.

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In other news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.99, for a total value of $566,009.43. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 544,979 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,978,857.21. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 28.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hilltop

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HTH. Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 49.8% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 70,428 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,480,000 after acquiring an additional 23,399 shares during the period. Scout Investments Inc. raised its position in Hilltop by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Scout Investments Inc. now owns 193,713 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,821,000 after purchasing an additional 5,765 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Hilltop by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,239,587 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $184,486,000 after acquiring an additional 105,716 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Hilltop by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,742 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 1,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Hilltop by 72.6% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 23,349 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $731,000 after purchasing an additional 9,824 shares during the last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.