Brokers Issue Forecasts for Hilltop's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Hilltop's current full-year earnings is $1.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on HTH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised shares of Hilltop from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded shares of Hilltop from a "market perform" rating to an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Performance

HTH traded up $0.22 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $29.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 98,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 315,710. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 1.13. The company's fifty day moving average price is $31.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.53. Hilltop has a 52-week low of $28.44 and a 52-week high of $35.66.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $411.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.29 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 6.65% and a return on equity of 4.90%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.57 earnings per share.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.33%. Hilltop's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.72%.

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In other news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total value of $1,006,051.11. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at $2,535,362.28. This represents a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 9,124 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $291,968. This represents a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 29.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HTH. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in Hilltop by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 23,300 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $729,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Hilltop by 2.1% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 793,868 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $24,832,000 after purchasing an additional 16,426 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Hilltop during the second quarter worth about $69,000. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in Hilltop in the 2nd quarter worth about $394,000. Finally, Hodges Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Hilltop by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 472,101 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $14,767,000 after buying an additional 12,106 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% of the company's stock.

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.