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

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 issued its 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. Hilltop had a net margin of 6.65% and a return on equity of 4.90%. The business had revenue of $411.49 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $302.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS.

HTH has been the topic of several other research reports. Raymond James lowered Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE HTH opened at $29.15 on Wednesday. Hilltop has a 1-year low of $28.44 and a 1-year high of $35.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $31.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.53. The company has a market capitalization of $1.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 1.13.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $80,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 9,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $291,968. This trade represents a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, 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. 29.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Hilltop by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,594,000 after purchasing an additional 107,348 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP lifted its position in Hilltop by 171.4% during the 3rd quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 34,200 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,100,000 after purchasing an additional 21,600 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hilltop by 53.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 24,591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Hilltop by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 794,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,537,000 after buying an additional 19,936 shares during the period. 57.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.