Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s FY2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Raymond James lowered shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.00.

Hilltop Price Performance

Shares of HTH stock opened at $31.12 on Monday. Hilltop has a 12 month low of $26.67 and a 12 month high of $35.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $29.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.03.

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

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 13th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. This is a positive change from Hilltop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio is 41.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hilltop

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 26.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 110,065 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,151,000 after purchasing an additional 22,695 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 42.8% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 206,527 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,913,000 after purchasing an additional 61,932 shares in the last quarter. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Hilltop in the 4th quarter valued at about $212,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 215.4% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 88,743 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,541,000 after purchasing an additional 60,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its stake in Hilltop by 23.8% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 104,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,980,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.