Zacks Research Weighs in on Hilltop’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hilltop in a report issued on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.09. Hilltop had a return on equity of 4.90% and a net margin of 6.65%. The company had revenue of $411.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $302.29 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.57 EPS.

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

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HTH opened at $29.15 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $31.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.53. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 1.13. Hilltop has a 52 week low of $28.44 and a 52 week high of $35.66.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its stake in Hilltop by 4.4% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,056,739 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,991,000 after buying an additional 17,477 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 2.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 794,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,537,000 after buying an additional 19,936 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Hilltop by 2.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 793,868 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $24,832,000 after buying an additional 16,426 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its position in Hilltop by 90.5% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 592,138 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $19,043,000 after acquiring an additional 281,230 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 9,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $291,968. The trade was a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.61, for a total transaction of $1,006,051.11. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,535,362.28. This represents a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

Hilltop Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.72%.

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.