Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Hilltop Holdings Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $283.22 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 5.30%. Hilltop’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS.

HTH has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stephens boosted their price target on Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Hilltop presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE HTH opened at $31.66 on Friday. Hilltop has a 12-month low of $26.78 and a 12-month high of $35.66. The company has a market cap of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 18.51 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.16.

Hilltop Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 16th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. Hilltop’s payout ratio is currently 39.77%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was 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 owns 544,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,978,857.21. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 28.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hilltop in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the second quarter worth $69,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 91.1% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 8,186 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 3,902 shares during the last quarter. Duality Advisers LP acquired a new position in shares of Hilltop in the 1st quarter valued at $275,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hilltop by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,407 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.