Hilltop (HTH) Competitors

Hilltop currently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.69%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Hilltop.

In the previous week, First Busey had 19 more articles in the media than Hilltop. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Hilltop. Hilltop's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat First Busey's score of 1.03 indicating that Hilltop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hilltop has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

First Busey has a net margin of 21.00% compared to Hilltop's net margin of 10.17%. First Busey's return on equity of 10.42% beat Hilltop's return on equity.

Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hilltop pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hilltop has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hilltop has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilltop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Hilltop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hilltop has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than Hilltop. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 6 mentions for Hilltop. Hilltop's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.51 indicating that Hilltop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Hilltop pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hilltop has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Hilltop currently has a consensus target price of $39.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.17%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.48%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Hilltop.

First Financial Bancorp. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hilltop. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilltop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 20.77% compared to Hilltop's net margin of 10.17%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat Hilltop's return on equity.

57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Hilltop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hilltop has higher revenue and earnings than Northwest Bancshares. Hilltop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Northwest Bancshares has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Hilltop's net margin of 10.17%. Northwest Bancshares' return on equity of 10.25% beat Hilltop's return on equity.

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hilltop has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hilltop pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hilltop has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Northwest Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than Hilltop. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Northwest Bancshares and 6 mentions for Hilltop. Hilltop's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Northwest Bancshares' score of 0.37 indicating that Hilltop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Northwest Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $15.20, indicating a potential downside of 3.43%. Hilltop has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Given Hilltop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hilltop is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Hilltop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hilltop pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hilltop pays out 29.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out -34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hilltop has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hilltop presently has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.86%. Given Simmons First National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Hilltop.

Hilltop has higher revenue and earnings than Simmons First National. Simmons First National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hilltop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Hilltop has a net margin of 10.17% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -24.64%. Simmons First National's return on equity of 8.32% beat Hilltop's return on equity.

Hilltop has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

57.1% of Hilltop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Hilltop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hilltop and Hilltop both had 6 articles in the media. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Hilltop's score of 1.19 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.