Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Hilltop Holdings Inc. Issued By Zacks Research (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.05. Hilltop had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 5.30%. The business had revenue of $297.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $283.22 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on HTH. Stephens boosted their price objective on Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. 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. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of HTH opened at $31.55 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $32.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.16. Hilltop has a 12-month low of $26.78 and a 12-month high of $35.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.45 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HTH. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in Hilltop by 3.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 26,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of Hilltop by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 101,926 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,188,000 after purchasing an additional 7,102 shares during the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp grew its position in shares of Hilltop by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 116,099 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,632,000 after buying an additional 35,017 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 14.0% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 56,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,758,000 after buying an additional 6,921 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Hilltop in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,408,000. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In related news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.99, for a total value 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 28.90% of the company’s stock.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 16th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 16th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.16%. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 39.77%.

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.