What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Hilltop Q1 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share.

HTH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James downgraded shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One 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 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Price Performance

Shares of HTH opened at $28.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion, a PE ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. Hilltop has a 1-year low of $26.67 and a 1-year high of $35.32. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $30.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.31.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HTH. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Hilltop by 187.9% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 511,286 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $16,443,000 after purchasing an additional 333,695 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in Hilltop by 419.7% in the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 383,692 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,340,000 after purchasing an additional 309,858 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Hilltop by 90.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 592,138 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $19,043,000 after purchasing an additional 281,230 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Hilltop by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,594,000 after purchasing an additional 107,348 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 27.2% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 382,430 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,299,000 after acquiring an additional 81,780 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $80,000.00. Following the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of Hilltop 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 sale, 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. Corporate insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

About Hilltop

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.