Analysts Offer Predictions for HBT Financial Q1 Earnings

HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for HBT Financial in a research report issued on Thursday, January 23rd. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for HBT Financial’s current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for HBT Financial’s FY2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.04. HBT Financial had a return on equity of 14.57% and a net margin of 24.99%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on shares of HBT Financial from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on shares of HBT Financial from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $24.40.

HBT Financial Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of HBT Financial stock opened at $22.77 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.35. HBT Financial has a 1 year low of $17.75 and a 1 year high of $25.35. The company has a market capitalization of $718.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in HBT Financial by 3.8% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 14,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 541 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in HBT Financial by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,000 after acquiring an additional 756 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in HBT Financial by 70.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 1,784 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in HBT Financial by 0.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 309,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,764,000 after acquiring an additional 1,989 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in HBT Financial by 1.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 251,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,501,000 after acquiring an additional 3,874 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at HBT Financial

In related news, Chairman Fred L. Drake sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.11, for a total value of $60,275.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 71,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,715,908.70. The trade was a 3.39 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold a total of 14,498 shares of company stock valued at $351,985 over the last quarter. 59.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

HBT Financial declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, December 18th that permits the company to repurchase $15.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

HBT Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 4th will be paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.69%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 4th. This is an increase from HBT Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. HBT Financial’s payout ratio is 33.63%.

About HBT Financial

HBT Financial, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities in Central and Northeastern Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. The company's deposits accounts consist of noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.