What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Hilltop Q3 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target 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. Raymond James downgraded shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hilltop currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Price Performance

HTH opened at $29.56 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.13 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $31.27. Hilltop has a fifty-two week low of $26.67 and a fifty-two week high of $35.32.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 9,124 shares in the company, valued at $291,968. This represents a 21.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,535,362.28. This trade represents a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter worth $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter worth $49,000. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 64.0% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 36.7% during the third 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. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter worth $185,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.