Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Hilltop Q2 Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Raymond James downgraded shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com raised Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hilltop presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Trading Up 0.8 %

Hilltop stock opened at $29.15 on Wednesday. Hilltop has a 1-year low of $28.44 and a 1-year high of $35.66. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.53. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 1.13.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th were given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio is currently 41.72%.

Insider Transactions at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total value of $1,006,051.11. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,535,362.28. The trade was a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 9,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,968. This trade represents a 21.51 % 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 corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Quest Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 29,978 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $938,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in Hilltop by 1.7% during the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 23,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $729,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Hilltop by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 13,794 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 769 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. 57.13% of the stock is currently 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.