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Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of Hilltop Q4 Earnings

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Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hilltop in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Hilltop's current full-year earnings is $1.51 per share.

Hilltop (NYSE:HTH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.37. Hilltop had a return on equity of 5.79% and a net margin of 7.87%. The firm had revenue of $318.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $290.68 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James Financial raised Hilltop from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Hilltop from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th.

View Our Latest Analysis on Hilltop

Hilltop Price Performance

Shares of HTH stock traded down $0.67 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $31.24. The stock had a trading volume of 385,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 359,705. Hilltop has a one year low of $26.67 and a one year high of $35.32. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $30.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86 and a beta of 0.87.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 8th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. Hilltop's payout ratio is currently 36.55%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hilltop

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Hilltop during the first quarter worth approximately $423,000. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Hilltop by 19.5% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 40,554 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 6,607 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Hilltop by 506.6% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 121,781 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,708,000 after acquiring an additional 101,705 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 2.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 112,239 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,418,000 after buying an additional 2,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Hilltop by 13.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 225,413 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,864,000 after buying an additional 25,885 shares during the last quarter. 57.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Hilltop

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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.

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