What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Hilltop Q1 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hilltop in a report issued on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.29 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS and Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on HTH. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE HTH opened at $32.15 on Monday. Hilltop has a 12 month low of $28.58 and a 12 month high of $35.66. The company has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.74 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.54.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $411.49 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $302.29 million. Hilltop had a return on equity of 4.90% and a net margin of 6.65%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share.

Hilltop Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is presently 41.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.99, for a total transaction of $566,009.43. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 544,979 shares in the company, valued at $17,978,857.21. The trade was a 3.05 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $80,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 9,124 shares in the company, valued at $291,968. This trade represents a 21.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 50,508 shares of company stock valued at $1,652,061 in the last 90 days. 29.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Hilltop in the third quarter worth approximately $29,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hilltop by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,056,739 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,991,000 after purchasing an additional 17,477 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 112.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 106,619 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,428,000 after purchasing an additional 56,537 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Hilltop by 53.1% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 70,905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,280,000 after buying an additional 24,591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in Hilltop by 4.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,594,000 after buying an additional 107,348 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

About Hilltop

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.