Q2 Earnings Forecast for HBT Financial Issued By DA Davidson

HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of HBT Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for HBT Financial's current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for HBT Financial's FY2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $63.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.57 million. HBT Financial had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 24.99%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.57 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on HBT. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of HBT Financial from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Hovde Group started coverage on HBT Financial in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $24.50 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $24.75.

HBT Financial Trading Up 4.1 %

Shares of HBT opened at $23.24 on Wednesday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $23.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.02. The company has a market cap of $735.10 million, a P/E ratio of 10.28 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. HBT Financial has a twelve month low of $18.16 and a twelve month high of $26.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HBT Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HBT. LPL Financial LLC purchased a new position in HBT Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $7,111,000. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new position in shares of HBT Financial in the first quarter valued at approximately $2,198,000. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in shares of HBT Financial by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 332,753 shares of the company's stock worth $7,287,000 after acquiring an additional 32,146 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of HBT Financial by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 461,630 shares of the company's stock worth $10,110,000 after purchasing an additional 29,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in HBT Financial by 96.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 46,109 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,010,000 after purchasing an additional 22,682 shares during the last quarter. 78.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Chairman Fred L. Drake sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.38, for a total transaction of $243,800.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 58,670 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,430,374.60. This represents a 14.56 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Patrick F. Busch sold 8,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.77, for a total transaction of $198,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 182,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,508,140. This represents a 4.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 38,900 shares of company stock worth $969,500 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 59.80% of the company's stock.

About HBT Financial

HBT Financial, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities in Central and Northeastern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. The company's deposits accounts consist of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.

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