Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) Issues Earnings Results

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by ($0.20), FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $309.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $320.37 million. Hilltop had a return on equity of 6.47% and a net margin of 9.08%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.74 EPS.

Hilltop Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:HTH traded down $0.95 during trading on Friday, hitting $36.33. 552,414 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 295,597. The business’s fifty day moving average is $38.00 and its 200-day moving average is $38.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.14 and a beta of 0.89. Hilltop has a one year low of $31.75 and a one year high of $40.41.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 6th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 6th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.59%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Hilltop from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Hilltop from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $42.00 target price on shares of Hilltop in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hilltop presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.00.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Rhodes Bobbitt sold 20,000 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.12, for a total value of $802,400.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 56,096 shares in the company, valued at $2,250,571.52. This trade represents a 26.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 52,555 shares of company stock worth $2,087,714 over the last three months. Insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

More Hilltop News

Here are the key news stories impacting Hilltop this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hilltop maintained its quarterly dividend at $0.22 per share, equivalent to $0.88 annually and a yield of approximately 2.4%. The dividend is payable November 20 to shareholders of record on November 6. Hilltop Holdings Announces Q3 2026 Earnings and Declares Quarterly Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Net interest income increased to $122.4 million from $112.4 million a year earlier, while net interest margin improved to 3.33% from 3.21% in the prior quarter. Hilltop also repurchased 512,075 shares for $20 million, signaling continued capital returns. Hilltop Holdings Announces Third-Quarter Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s earnings call and presentation may provide further detail on credit quality, mortgage activity, and the outlook. Mortgage loan originations were $2.2 billion, modestly below $2.3 billion a year earlier. Hilltop Holdings Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability weakened broadly: income attributable to common stockholders dropped to $24.9 million from $45.8 million, noninterest income declined 14.1% to $187.1 million, and the company recorded a $10.2 million provision for credit losses, compared with a $2.5 million reversal last year. Hilltop Holdings Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

Hilltop Company Profile

Hilltop Holdings Inc (NYSE: HTH) is a Dallas-based financial services holding company. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides commercial and consumer banking, mortgage lending, and securities brokerage and investment-banking services.

PlainsCapital Bank is Hilltop’s banking subsidiary and serves businesses, professionals, and individuals primarily in Texas. Its offerings include commercial and real estate lending, deposit accounts, treasury management, wealth management, and other banking services.

Hilltop also operates PrimeLending, a residential mortgage lender that originates home loans through a network of loan officers and offices across the United States.