NYSE:HTH - Hilltop Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Hilltop trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HTH."

Hilltop declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 15th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Thursday, February 28th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 14th. This is a boost from Hilltop's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. View Hilltop's Dividend History.

Hilltop announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, January 26th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.14. The financial services provider earned $356.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $367.43 million. Hilltop had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 7.58%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. View Hilltop's Earnings History.

Hilltop is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Hilltop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Hilltop's stock. Their predictions range from $19.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect Hilltop's share price to reach $21.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hilltop.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hilltop in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Hilltop.

Media stories about HTH stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Hilltop earned a news impact score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hilltop investors own include Mattel (MAT), Ultra Clean (UCTT), General Electric (GE), Twitter (TWTR), New York Times (NYT), US Foods (USFD), American National BankShares (AMNB), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC) and General Motors (GM).

Hilltop's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (6.75%), BlackRock Inc. (5.44%), Millennium Management LLC (1.62%), Northern Trust Corp (1.50%), Norges Bank (1.42%) and American Century Companies Inc. (1.37%). Company insiders that own Hilltop stock include Alan B White, Charles Clifton Robinson, Gerald J Ford, Hill A Feinberg, J Markham Green, Jerry Schaffner, Keith E Bornemann and Todd Salmans. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hilltop.

HTH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Basswood Capital Management L.L.C., FMR LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, First Trust Advisors LP, Prudential Financial Inc., Hodges Capital Management Inc. and MetLife Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hilltop company stock in the last year include Alan B White, Hill A Feinberg and Keith E Bornemann. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hilltop.

HTH stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, SCW Capital Management LP, M3F Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Comerica Bank, BlackRock Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc. and Natixis Advisors L.P.. Company insiders that have bought Hilltop stock in the last two years include Charles Clifton Robinson and Gerald J Ford. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hilltop.

Shares of HTH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HTH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.29.

Hilltop has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion and generates $1.60 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $121.44 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.28 on an earnings per share basis. Hilltop employs 5,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Hilltop is http://www.hilltop-holdings.com.

Hilltop's mailing address is 2323 Victory Avenue Suite1400, Dallas TX, 75219. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 214-855-2177 or via email at [email protected]