Zacks Research Weighs in on Hilltop’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Raymond James cut shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Trading Down 0.3 %

Hilltop stock opened at $28.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $29.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.28. Hilltop has a 52 week low of $26.67 and a 52 week high of $35.32.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $411.49 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 company earned $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quest Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 61.4% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 48,393 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 18,415 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 24,591 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,594,000 after purchasing an additional 107,348 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 1.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,056,739 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,991,000 after purchasing an additional 17,477 shares during the period. Finally, Versor Investments LP boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 171.4% during the third quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 34,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,100,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the period. 57.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total value of $1,006,051.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 9,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,968. The trade was a 21.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 29.30% 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.