HTH Stock Analysis: Hilltop Holdings | NYSE

Financial Conglomerates | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 2.221m USD | 12M Return: 30.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Mortgage Origination, Securities Trading
Total Rating 40
Safety 56
Buy Signal -0.73
Financial Conglomerates
Industry Rotation: +1.4
Market Cap: 2.22B
Avg Turnover: 9.68M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility25.7%
VaR 5th Pctl4.11%
VaR vs Median-2.96%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.02
Rel. Str. IBD61.8
Rel. Str. Peer Group22.8
Character TTM
Beta0.632
Beta Downside0.739
Hurst Exponent0.465
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD21.75%
CAGR/Max DD0.46
CAGR/Mean DD1.20
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of HTH over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 1.21, "2021-09": 1.15, "2021-12": 0.78, "2022-03": 0.28, "2022-06": 0.45, "2022-09": 0.5, "2022-12": 0.39, "2023-03": 0.4, "2023-06": 0.28, "2023-09": 0.57, "2023-12": 0.44, "2024-03": 0.42, "2024-06": 0.31, "2024-09": 0.46, "2024-12": 0.55, "2025-03": 0.21, "2025-06": 0.41, "2025-09": 0.74, "2025-12": 0.69, "2026-03": 0.64, "2026-06": 0.63,
EPS CAGR: 15.89%
EPS Trend: 75.1%
Last SUE: 1.51
Qual. Beats: 4
Revenue Revenue of HTH over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 474.717, 2021-09: 493.123, 2021-12: 321.428, 2022-03: 335.965, 2022-06: 374.406, 2022-09: 363.447, 2022-12: 279.058, 2023-03: 353.921, 2023-06: 404.078, 2023-09: 413.604, 2023-12: 332.023, 2024-03: 391.232, 2024-06: 400.448, 2024-09: 411.485, 2024-12: 337.986, 2025-03: 406.139, 2025-06: 389.815, 2025-09: 418.068, 2025-12: 411.169, 2026-03: 372.705, 2026-06: 389.004,
Rev. CAGR: 2.80%
Rev. Trend: 86.5%
Last SUE: 0.60
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Fakeout
Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +2.5% 14
Feb +0.4% 16
Mar -3.5% 60
Apr -1.3% 14
May +0.0% 5
Jun +1.0% 17
Jul -1.5% 9
Aug +0.1% 5
Sep -1.3% 27
Oct -2.3% 10
Nov +5.4% 58
Dec -0.0% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: HTH Hilltop Holdings

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTH) is a Dallas, Texas-based financial holding company that operates through three business segments: Banking, Broker-Dealer, and Mortgage Origination. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is classified as a mid-cap regional bank within the Financials sector.

The Banking segment delivers a full suite of consumer and commercial products, including deposit accounts, treasury and asset management, online banking, and a diverse loan portfolio spanning residential, commercial, agricultural, and construction lending. The Broker-Dealer segment, conducted primarily through Hilltop Securities, provides public finance, investment banking, fixed-income trading and underwriting, and clearing and securities lending services. The Mortgage Origination segment originates conventional, jumbo, and government-backed loans, including FHA, VA, and USDA products.

As a diversified regional banking franchise, Hilltop combines traditional community-style banking with capital markets and mortgage operations, a structure that allows it to generate fee income alongside net interest income. The companys revenue mix reflects both rate-sensitive lending activity and cyclical exposure to mortgage origination and bond underwriting volumes.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Net interest margin compresses as Fed cuts rates
  • Mortgage origination volume declines with elevated housing rates
  • Commercial real estate loan losses pressure banking credit costs
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 3.0
Net Income: 161.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: -0.00 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.04 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -30.97% < 20% (prev -576.5%; Δ 545.5% < -1%)
CFO/TA -0.00 > 3% & CFO -46.9m > Net Income 161.8m
Net Debt (942.2m) to EBITDA (230.1m): 4.09 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.60 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (58.0m) vs 12m ago -8.94% < -2%
Gross Margin: 79.85% > 18% (prev 75.53%; Δ 4.32% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 10.15% > 50% (prev 10.06%; Δ 0.09% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.68 > 6 (EBIT TTM 214.4m / Interest Expense TTM 314.5m)
Altman Z'' 0.31
A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 750.5m - Total Current Liabilities 1.24b) / Total Assets 16.0b
B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 1.27b / Total Assets 16.0b)
C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 214.4m / Avg Total Assets 15.7b)
D: 0.15 (Book Value of Equity 2.13b / Total Liabilities 13.8b)
Altman-Z'' = 0.31 = B
What is the price of HTH shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 38.51 with a total of 187,799 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.71%, over one month by -1.38%, over three months by +5.20% and over the past year by +30.89%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 37.40 (which is 2.9% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is HTH a buy, sell or hold?

Hilltop Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold HTH.

  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 4
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the HTH price?
Analysts Target Price 40.3 4.7%
Hilltop Holdings (HTH) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 25 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 2.22b (2.22b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 14.4809
P/E Forward = 13.4953
P/S = 1.7566
P/B = 1.0412
P/EG = 0.6082
Revenue TTM = 1.59b USD
EBIT TTM = 214.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 230.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 148.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 1.33b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.69b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 106.2m
Net Debt = 942.2m USD (calculated: Debt 1.69b - CCE 750.5m)
Enterprise Value = 3.16b USD (2.22b + Debt 1.69b - CCE 750.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.68 (Ebit TTM 214.4m / Interest Expense TTM 314.5m)
EV/FCF = -50.18x (Enterprise Value 3.16b / FCF TTM -63.0m)
FCF Yield = -1.99% (FCF TTM -63.0m / Enterprise Value 3.16b)
FCF Margin = -3.96% (FCF TTM -63.0m / Revenue TTM 1.59b)
Net Margin = 10.17% (Net Income TTM 161.8m / Revenue TTM 1.59b)
Gross Margin = 79.85% ((Revenue TTM 1.59b - Cost of Revenue TTM 320.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 81.43% (prev 80.16%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.20 (Enterprise Value 3.16b / Total Assets 16.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 18.58% (Interest Expense 314.5m / Debt 1.69b)
Taxrate = 22.32% (47.9m / 214.4m)
NOPAT = 166.6m (EBIT 214.4m * (1 - 22.32%))
Current Ratio = 0.60 (Total Current Assets 750.5m / Total Current Liabilities 1.24b)
Debt / Equity = 0.80 (Debt 1.69b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.13b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.09 (Net Debt 942.2m / EBITDA 230.1m)
 Debt / FCF = -14.95 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 942.2m / FCF TTM -63.0m)
 Total Stockholder Equity = 2.16b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.03% (Net Income 161.8m / Total Assets 16.0b)
RoE = 7.50% (Net Income TTM 161.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.16b)
RoCE = 9.30% (EBIT 214.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.16b + L.T.Debt 148.6m))
RoIC = 1.04% (NOPAT 166.6m / Invested Capital 16.0b)
WACC = 10.90% (E(2.22b)/V(3.91b) * Re(8.20%) + D(1.69b)/V(3.91b) * Rd(18.58%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 8.20% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -93.19 | Cagr: -5.11%
 [DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -63.0m)
 EPS Correlation: 75.08 | EPS CAGR: 15.89% | SUE: 1.51 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 86.47 | Revenue CAGR: 2.80% | SUE: 0.60 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.58 | Chg30d=-10.42% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.26 | Chg30d=-5.04% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+11.8% | GrowthRev=+1.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.40 | Chg30d=+0.63% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+6.3% | GrowthRev=+3.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +38% (up=4, down=1)