FY2026 EPS Forecast for HBT Financial Boosted by Analyst

HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of HBT Financial in a report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now expects that the company will post earnings of $2.85 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.41. The consensus estimate for HBT Financial’s current full-year earnings is $2.34 per share.

HBT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of HBT Financial in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research upgraded HBT Financial from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Piper Sandler lowered their price objective on HBT Financial from $29.00 to $27.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on HBT Financial from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded HBT Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.50.

HBT Financial Price Performance

Shares of HBT opened at $25.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $788.76 million, a P/E ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $25.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.82. HBT Financial has a 12 month low of $19.46 and a 12 month high of $27.02.

HBT Financial (NASDAQ:HBT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 20th. The company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $59.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $60.31 million. HBT Financial had a return on equity of 14.03% and a net margin of 26.64%.During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 EPS.

HBT Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. HBT Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 33.87%.

Institutional Trading of HBT Financial

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 8.6% in the third quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $495,000 after buying an additional 1,564 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 59.8% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,098 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 19.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 32,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $808,000 after buying an additional 5,210 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 906.9% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after buying an additional 3,827 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of HBT Financial by 34.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 3,085 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.55% of the company’s stock.

HBT Financial Company Profile

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.