Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Hilltop Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

HTH has been the topic 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. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, 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. One investment 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 company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of HTH stock opened at $28.75 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $29.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.28. Hilltop has a 12 month low of $26.67 and a 12 month high of $35.32.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.09. Hilltop had a return on equity of 4.90% and a net margin of 6.65%. The firm had revenue of $411.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $302.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quest Partners LLC grew its position in Hilltop by 61.4% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 48,393 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,556,000 after acquiring an additional 18,415 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 53.1% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 70,905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after acquiring an additional 24,591 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,594,000 after buying an additional 107,348 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 17,477 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Versor Investments LP increased its stake in Hilltop by 171.4% during the 3rd quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 34,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,100,000 after buying an additional 21,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

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

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.