Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for Hilltop Q3 Earnings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hilltop in a research report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.41. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hilltop’s current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hilltop’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hilltop from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Hilltop in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.00.

Hilltop Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of HTH stock opened at $32.24 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $33.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.28. Hilltop has a 12 month low of $26.67 and a 12 month high of $36.13. The company has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.46 and a beta of 0.87.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.16. Hilltop had a return on equity of 6.46% and a net margin of 8.90%.The company had revenue of $303.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $310.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.31 EPS.

Hilltop Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Hilltop’s payout ratio is presently 32.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hilltop

In other Hilltop news, CEO Steve B. Thompson sold 11,687 shares of Hilltop stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.09, for a total value of $363,348.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 109,638 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,408,645.42. The trade was a 9.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Jonathan S. Sobel acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $35.36 per share, with a total value of $353,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 127,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,505,889.44. The trade was a 8.52% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 60,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,022,800. Corporate insiders own 29.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Hilltop by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 52,735 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 10,736 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $327,000 after buying an additional 454 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 18.7% in the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 490 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 24,552 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $748,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Hilltop by 41.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 583 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.13% 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.