Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Hilltop Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.51. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.96 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James upgraded Hilltop from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Hilltop from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd.

Hilltop Trading Up 0.8 %

HTH stock opened at $30.60 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.59 and a beta of 1.14. Hilltop has a twelve month low of $26.67 and a twelve month high of $35.32.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.27. Hilltop had a return on equity of 5.18% and a net margin of 7.04%.

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 13th were given a $0.18 dividend. This is a boost from Hilltop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 13th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.38%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 24,591 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,568,227 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,594,000 after purchasing an additional 107,348 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake 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 in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 2.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 794,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,537,000 after buying an additional 19,936 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in Hilltop by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 199,528 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,712,000 after acquiring an additional 9,672 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

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.