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Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. Grows Position in HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT)

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Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT - Free Report) by 120.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 93,536 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 51,036 shares during the quarter. HBT Financial makes up about 2.1% of Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.30% of HBT Financial worth $2,096,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in HBT Financial by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 105,353 shares of the company's stock worth $2,307,000 after buying an additional 2,210 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in HBT Financial by 56.0% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 20,999 shares of the company's stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 7,539 shares during the period. Picton Mahoney Asset Management boosted its stake in HBT Financial by 47.7% during the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,335 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP boosted its stake in HBT Financial by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 332,753 shares of the company's stock worth $7,287,000 after buying an additional 32,146 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in HBT Financial by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 133,206 shares of the company's stock worth $2,917,000 after buying an additional 13,250 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.55% of the company's stock.

HBT Financial Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of HBT traded down $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.78. 19,986 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,650. The company has a market cap of $812.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.83 and a beta of 0.58. HBT Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $19.46 and a fifty-two week high of $26.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock's 50-day moving average is $24.53 and its 200-day moving average is $23.59.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.04. HBT Financial had a net margin of 25.88% and a return on equity of 14.13%. The firm had revenue of $63.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $57.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.57 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that HBT Financial, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HBT Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 6th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.26%. HBT Financial's payout ratio is 35.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Hovde Group raised shares of HBT Financial from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $28.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HBT Financial currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $25.80.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on HBT

HBT Financial Company Profile

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HBT Financial, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities in Central and Northeastern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. The company's deposits accounts consist of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.

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