Hilltop Holdings: Buoyed by Chairman's Acquisition of Common Stock

Hilltop Holdings Inc., a diversified financial holding company, saw its shares rise after its chairman bought more common stock. The company operates through three segments: banking, broker-dealer, and mortgage origination, with the banking segment providing business and consumer banking services in Texas. The broker-dealer segment offers investment advisory and securities brokerage services, while the mortgage origination segment includes origination and servicing of loans and selling them in the secondary market.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH), a diversified financial holding company, experienced a rise in its stock price after the company's chairman, Jonathan Sobel, disclosed insider transactions. Sobel acquired approximately 30,000 shares of common stock in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.78 to $32.81 [1].

The transactions occurred after Hilltop Holdings announced a dual listing of its common stock on NYSE Texas, a new fully electronic equities exchange [1]. The stock was trading at $32.66 per share, up by 1.49% in the pre-market session on Tuesday, July 2, 2025 [1].

Hilltop Holdings operates through three segments: Banking, Broker-Dealer, and Mortgage Origination. The Banking segment offers various financial services to businesses and consumers in Texas, while the Broker-Dealer segment provides investment advisory and securities brokerage services. The Mortgage Origination segment includes origination and servicing of loans and selling them in the secondary market [2].

Recent earnings data indicates that Hilltop Holdings reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter ending July 24, 2025, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.16 [3]. The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share, providing an annualized yield of 2.2% [3].

Analysts have revised their earnings estimates for Hilltop Holdings. Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate from $0.45 to $0.41, with a full-year consensus estimate of $1.51 per share [3]. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on Hilltop from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock [3].

Institutional investors have also shown interest in Hilltop Holdings. Several hedge funds and investment firms have increased their holdings in the company's stock during the second and fourth quarters of 2025 [3].

References:
[1] https://seekingalpha.com/news/4486909-hilltop-stock-rises-after-1m-insider-transaction-update
[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HTH/
[3] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/zacks-research-issues-negative-estimate-for-hilltop-earnings-2025-08-18/