What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Hilltop Q2 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research note issued on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Stephens increased their price target on Hilltop from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Hilltop from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, July 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of HTH opened at $31.29 on Thursday. Hilltop has a 12-month low of $28.58 and a 12-month high of $35.66. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.52. The stock has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 19.20 and a beta of 1.14.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $411.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $302.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.57 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Hilltop during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at $49,000. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in Hilltop during the second quarter valued at $69,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in Hilltop by 36.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 885 shares during the period. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.99, for a total value of $566,009.43. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 544,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,978,857.21. This trade represents a 3.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was 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 directly owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,535,362.28. The trade was 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.