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

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.49 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.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS.

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

Hilltop Price Performance

Shares of HTH stock opened at $31.70 on Thursday. Hilltop has a 1-year low of $28.58 and a 1-year high of $35.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $31.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.52. The company has a market cap of $2.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.47 and a beta of 1.14.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 8th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.15%. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.72%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,535,362.28. The trade was a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Hill A. Feinberg sold 17,157 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 29th. The shares were 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 approximately $17,978,857.21. This trade represents a 3.05 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HTH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hilltop in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $69,000. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in Hilltop by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.