Zacks Research Weighs in on Hilltop’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.28 per share 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 analysts have also commented on HTH. Raymond James lowered shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of HTH opened at $28.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.28. Hilltop has a 1 year low of $26.67 and a 1 year high of $35.32.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $411.49 million for 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 in the prior year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at $2,535,362.28. This trade represents a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake in Hilltop by 61.4% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position 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 worth $2,280,000 after buying an additional 24,591 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilltop by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,056,739 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,991,000 after buying an additional 17,477 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versor Investments LP lifted its position in shares of Hilltop by 171.4% in 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 last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.