What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Hilltop Q3 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Hilltop in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.48 per share 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James downgraded Hilltop from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.50.

Hilltop Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of HTH stock opened at $29.60 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.25. Hilltop has a 52 week low of $26.67 and a 52 week high of $35.32. The stock has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.16 and a beta of 1.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hilltop in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Hilltop in the 3rd quarter worth about $49,000. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Hilltop by 64.0% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 1,023 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Hilltop by 36.7% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop in the third quarter valued at approximately $185,000. Institutional investors own 57.13% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 30,851 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 77,748 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,535,362.28. This represents a 28.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Keith E. Bornemann sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $80,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 9,124 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,968. The trade was a 21.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 29.30% of the company’s stock.

Hilltop Company Profile

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.