Hilltop Stock Earnings Estimates Reduced by Zacks Research

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued on Thursday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.25 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.42. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $2.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $2.30 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $2.51 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Hilltop from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Hilltop from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Hilltop from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Hilltop from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.00.

Hilltop Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE HTH opened at $36.11 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s 50 day moving average is $37.52 and its 200-day moving average is $37.74. Hilltop has a 12-month low of $32.17 and a 12-month high of $40.41.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by ($0.20). Hilltop had a return on equity of 6.51% and a net margin of 9.08%. The business had revenue of $309.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $320.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.74 EPS.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 6th will be issued a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 6th. Hilltop’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.67%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Rhodes Bobbitt sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.80, for a total value of $194,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,641 shares in the company, valued at approximately $994,870.80. This trade represents a 16.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 5.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HTH. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Hilltop in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Hilltop in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Hilltop by 276.4% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,370 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Hilltop during the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP purchased a new position in shares of Hilltop during the 2nd quarter valued at $65,000. Institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

About Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings Inc. is a Dallas-based financial holding company with businesses in banking, mortgage lending and securities. Its operations primarily serve customers in Texas and other U.S. markets. Through PlainsCapital Bank, Hilltop provides commercial and consumer banking services, including deposit accounts, loans and treasury management. PrimeLending originates residential mortgages, while HilltopSecurities offers investment banking, municipal finance, brokerage and wealth management services.