Hilltop (HTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. HilltopSecurities delivers fixed-income sales and trading, equity underwriting, municipal advisory and research services to institutional, corporate and municipal clients.

Over the years, Hilltop has pursued strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives to expand its geographic reach and service capabilities. Its commercial banking operations are concentrated in Texas and select regional markets, while mortgage production and capital markets activities extend across multiple states. The company’s diversified business model aims to generate stable fee income and mitigate the impact of interest-rate fluctuations through a balance of lending, advisory and trading revenues.

Hilltop’s management team emphasizes disciplined risk management, strong credit quality and customer-focused service. Jeremy B. Ford, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer, leads the company’s strategic vision and oversees execution across all business lines. Under his guidance, Hilltop continues to leverage the complementary strengths of its subsidiaries to drive long-term growth and deliver value to shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.95 to $37.67
• 50-Day Range: $34.41 to $38.24
• 52-Week Range: $28.92 to $40.41
• Volume: 263,858 shs
• Average Volume: 331,468 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.10
• Dividend Yield: 2.15%
• Price Target: $37.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hilltop Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hilltop scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 545th out of 881 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hilltop has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Hilltop is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hilltop has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hilltop are expected to grow by 4.29% in the coming year, from $2.33 to $2.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hilltop is 14.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hilltop is 14.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hilltop has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.66% of the float of Hilltop has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hilltop has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.61.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hilltop has recently increased by 3.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Hilltop pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hilltop has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hilltop is 30.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hilltop will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.92% next year. This indicates that Hilltop will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Hilltop has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Hilltop this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hilltop insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,314,603.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.90% of the stock of Hilltop is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.13% of the stock of Hilltop is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/27 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend: 2/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 6/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - SOUTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HTH
• CIK: 1265131
• Web: www.hilltop-holdings.com
• Phone: (214) 855-2177
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,550
• Year Founded: 2012

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hilltop: $37.50
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $36.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $165.59 million
• Net Margins: 10.13%
• Pretax Margin: 13.44%
• Return on Equity: 7.32%
• Return on Assets: 1.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.34
• Cash Flow: $2.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.59
• Book Value: $37.14 per share
• Price / Book: 1.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,530,000
• Free Float: 41,030,000
• Market Cap: $2.18 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89