Stock of the Day - November 11, 2020

Hilltop (HTH)

$38.61

-$0.80 (-2.0%)

Market Cap: $2.31B

About Hilltop

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.

It also provides treasury management, asset management, check cards, safe deposit boxes, online banking, bill pay, and overdraft privilege services; and estate planning, management and administration, investment portfolio management, employee benefit accounts, and individual retirement accounts services, as well as automated teller machines. The Broker-Dealer segment offers public finance services that assist public entities in originating, syndicating, and distributing securities of municipalities and political subdivisions; specialized advisory and investment banking services; advice and guidance to arbitrage rebate compliance, portfolio management, and local government investment pool administration; advisory services and products for derivatives and commodities; agricultural insurance; and sells, trades in, and underwrites U.S. government and government agency bonds, corporate bonds, and municipal bonds; mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and commercial mortgage-backed securities and structured products; and provides asset and liability management advisory, clearing, retail, and securities lending services. The Mortgage Origination segment offers fixed and adjustable rate mortgages, jumbo, new construction, Federal Housing Administration, Veterans Affairs, and United States Department of Agriculture loans. Hilltop Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Today's Trend

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) is getting mixed signals from recent news, which helps explain why the stock has been under pressure and is trading lower overall.

Zacks Research raised multiple forward earnings estimates for Hilltop, including Q3 2026, Q2 2027, Q3 2027, Q4 2027, and FY2027, while keeping a Strong-Buy rating. Higher earnings expectations can support the stock by suggesting better future profitability. Hilltop Holdings stock page
Hilltop recently reported quarterly EPS of $0.64, topping analyst estimates of $0.54, which shows the company has been outperforming expectations on earnings. Hilltop Holdings stock page
The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share, which may appeal to income-focused investors and support the stock’s valuation. Hilltop Holdings stock page

Director Rhodes Bobbitt sold 10,000 shares of Hilltop stock at $37.25, a transaction worth $372,500. Insider selling can create caution, but the sale was relatively small compared with his remaining holdings. Rhodes Bobbitt Sells 10,000 Shares of Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) Stock
Wall Street Zen downgraded Hilltop to Sell, adding to the mixed analyst picture. This may weigh on sentiment, though it is partly offset by other upbeat research views. Wall Street Zen Downgrades Hilltop (NYSE:HTH) to Sell

The insider sale and downgrade may be contributing to near-term investor caution, especially since Hilltop is already slipping below recent levels despite its solid earnings and dividend profile. Hilltop Holdings stock page

Overall, Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) has several supportive fundamentals, but the stock is facing pressure from a recent insider sale and a bearish analyst downgrade, which likely explains the weaker tone in shares today.

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