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

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Hilltop from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Stephens lifted their target price on Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Hilltop presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HTH opened at $32.27 on Monday. Hilltop has a 52-week low of $28.58 and a 52-week high of $35.66. The stock has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.80 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $31.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.54.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th were issued 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 dividend yield of 2.11%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is 41.72%.

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In other news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 544,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,978,857.21. This trade represents a 3.05 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total transaction of $1,006,051.11. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at $2,535,362.28. This trade represents a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 29.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Hilltop during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in Hilltop in the second quarter valued at approximately $69,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Hilltop by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.