What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Hilltop Q3 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hilltop in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.47 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com raised Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hilltop currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Price Performance

HTH opened at $28.75 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $1.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.64 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $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 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 company had revenue of $411.49 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.57 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 5.9% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 13,794 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 769 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Hilltop by 36.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at $29,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 3.6% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 26,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Hilltop by 64.0% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was 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 directly owns 9,124 shares in the company, valued at approximately $291,968. This represents a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 77,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,535,362.28. This represents a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 29.30% 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.