What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Hilltop Q4 Earnings?

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hilltop in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $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.

HTH has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Hilltop from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial raised Hilltop from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Hilltop Stock Performance

Shares of HTH stock opened at $31.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 0.87. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $30.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.92. Hilltop has a one year low of $26.67 and a one year high of $35.32.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hilltop

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Hilltop by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 117,348 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,359,000 after buying an additional 10,729 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Hilltop by 4,242.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,631 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $579,000 after acquiring an additional 17,225 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in Hilltop by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 68,768 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,969,000 after acquiring an additional 14,215 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Hilltop by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 153,422 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,392,000 after purchasing an additional 2,271 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hilltop by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 137,098 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,925,000 after purchasing an additional 31,076 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.13% of the company's stock.

Hilltop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 8th. Hilltop's payout ratio is currently 36.55%.

Hilltop Company Profile

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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