Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Hilltop Q1 Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.28 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 research analysts also recently weighed in on HTH. 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 lifted their target price 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 raised shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of HTH opened at $28.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.95 and a 200 day moving average of $31.28. Hilltop has a twelve month low of $26.67 and a twelve month high of $35.32.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $411.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm earned $0.57 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,535,362.28. This represents a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 9,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $291,968. This represents a 21.51 % 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

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 187.9% during 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 boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 419.7% during 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 boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 90.5% during 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 boosted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% during 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, Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 522,503 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $14,959,000 after buying an additional 89,724 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.