Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s FY2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.27. Hilltop had a net margin of 7.04% and a return on equity of 5.18%.

HTH has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Hilltop from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James cut Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.00.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of HTH opened at $31.89 on Monday. Hilltop has a 52 week low of $26.67 and a 52 week high of $35.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.04.

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be given a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Hilltop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.26%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is 41.38%.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Hilltop during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hilltop in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 827.3% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,493 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 1,332 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Hilltop by 64.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% 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.