Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH - Free Report) - Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Hilltop's current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop's FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.96 EPS.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.27. Hilltop had a net margin of 7.04% and a return on equity of 5.18%.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on HTH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Hilltop from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James raised shares of Hilltop from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday.

Hilltop Trading Down 1.0 %

HTH traded down $0.28 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $28.52. 899,323 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 332,135. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.39 and a beta of 1.00. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $31.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.84. Hilltop has a 12-month low of $26.67 and a 12-month high of $35.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Hilltop in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Hilltop by 827.3% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,493 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,332 shares during the period. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Hilltop by 64.0% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.13% of the company's stock.

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th were given a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. This is a boost from Hilltop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 13th. Hilltop's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.38%.

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.