Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.80 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.37. Hilltop had a return on equity of 5.79% and a net margin of 7.87%. The firm had revenue of $318.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.68 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on HTH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Hilltop from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial raised Hilltop from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Hilltop Price Performance

HTH opened at $31.91 on Thursday. Hilltop has a 12 month low of $26.67 and a 12 month high of $35.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $30.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.93.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hilltop by 827.3% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,493 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 1,332 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the 1st quarter worth about $56,000. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Hilltop by 134.4% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,811 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 1,612 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Hilltop by 18.7% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $95,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in Hilltop during the 1st quarter worth about $170,000. 57.13% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.55%.

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.