Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Hilltop Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects 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.

HTH has been the topic of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Raymond James lowered Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Performance

NYSE HTH opened at $29.60 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a PE ratio of 18.16 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.25. Hilltop has a 52-week low of $26.67 and a 52-week high of $35.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Hilltop by 5.9% in the 3rd 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 during the period. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 36.7% in 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. acquired a new position in Hilltop during the third quarter valued at $29,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Hilltop by 3.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 26,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $826,000 after purchasing an additional 913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in 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 period. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of Hilltop 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,535,362.28. The trade was a 28.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, 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. The trade was a 21.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 29.30% 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.