Hilltop (HTH) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Hilltop (HTH) will report Q1 2026 results after the market close on Thursday, April 23, with analysts modeling $0.54 EPS and $304.87 million in revenue; an earnings call is scheduled for Friday, April 24 at 9:00 AM ET.
• In the prior quarter Hilltop posted $0.69 EPS (beating estimates) but revenue of $217.4 million missed expectations, and analysts forecast about $2.00 EPS for the current and next fiscal year.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.20 (annualized $0.80, ~2.2% yield), while insiders have been net sellers — roughly 294,796 shares (~$11.2M) sold in the last 90 days, including transactions by the CEO and a major shareholder.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $304.8660 million for the quarter. Investors are encouraged to explore the company's upcoming Q1 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $217.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $300.15 million. Hilltop had a net margin of 10.19% and a return on equity of 7.47%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.55 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Hilltop to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of HTH stock opened at $37.06 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.98 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $37.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.21. Hilltop has a fifty-two week low of $28.09 and a fifty-two week high of $40.41.

Hilltop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. This is an increase from Hilltop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 13th. Hilltop's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.19%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on HTH shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Hilltop from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. Zacks Research cut shares of Hilltop from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Hilltop in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $37.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hilltop news, CEO Martin Bradley Winges sold 26,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.46, for a total transaction of $999,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 65,831 shares in the company, valued at $2,531,860.26. The trade was a 28.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Gerald J. Ford sold 259,771 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.98, for a total transaction of $9,866,102.58. Following the transaction, the insider owned 7,867 shares of the company's stock, valued at $298,788.66. This trade represents a 97.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 294,796 shares of company stock worth $11,225,619 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 29.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilltop by 584.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,075 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hilltop by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,817 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 483 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the 4th quarter worth approximately $111,000. Finally, Zacks Investment Management purchased a new stake in shares of Hilltop during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $218,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.13% of the company's stock.

About Hilltop

Hilltop Holdings, Inc NYSE: HTH is a Dallas, Texas–based financial holding company offering commercial banking, mortgage lending and capital markets services through its three primary subsidiaries: PlainsCapital Corporation, PrimeLending and HilltopSecurities. PlainsCapital provides deposit, lending and treasury management solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, professionals and individuals. PrimeLending specializes in home purchase and refinance loans, serving retail, wholesale and correspondent channels.

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