Analysts Issue Forecasts for HBT Financial Q2 Earnings

HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of HBT Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis anticipates that the company will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for HBT Financial's current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for HBT Financial's FY2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $63.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $57.57 million. HBT Financial had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 24.99%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.57 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of HBT Financial from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Hovde Group started coverage on HBT Financial in a report on Thursday, March 27th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $24.50 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $24.75.

HBT Financial Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HBT traded down $0.15 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $23.26. 6,776 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 32,514. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $23.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $23.09. The company has a market cap of $735.58 million, a PE ratio of 10.29 and a beta of 0.62. HBT Financial has a twelve month low of $18.16 and a twelve month high of $26.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82.

HBT Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 6th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 6th. HBT Financial's payout ratio is 35.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other HBT Financial news, Chairman Fred L. Drake sold 5,055 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.81, for a total value of $125,414.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 53,615 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,330,188.15. This represents a 8.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Patrick F. Busch sold 8,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.77, for a total value of $198,160.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 182,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,508,140. The trade was a 4.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 38,900 shares of company stock valued at $969,500. Insiders own 59.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of HBT Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HBT. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 70.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,329 shares of the company's stock valued at $95,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 251,438 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,501,000 after purchasing an additional 3,874 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in HBT Financial by 43.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 57,000 shares of the company's stock worth $1,247,000 after purchasing an additional 17,266 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in HBT Financial by 0.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 309,110 shares of the company's stock worth $6,764,000 after buying an additional 1,989 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of HBT Financial by 62.0% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,427 shares of the company's stock worth $513,000 after buying an additional 8,969 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.55% of the company's stock.

About HBT Financial

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.