HBT Financial (HBT) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices.A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.Since a changing earn ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Dec. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the “Company” or “HBT Financial”) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a new stock repurchase program (the “Program”) that takes effect upon the expiration of the Company’s current stock repurchase program on January 1, 2025. The Company will not execute additional repurchases under the current program after January 1, 2025. The new Program authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $15 million of its ...

For the quarter ended September 2024, HBT Financial (HBT) reported revenue of $56.44 million, down 2.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.61, compared to $0.63 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $57.05 million, representing a surprise of -1.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.17%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.58.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall S ...

HBT Financial (HBT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.17%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $0.56 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.57, delivering a surprise of 1.79%.Over the last four quarters, the ...

Wall Street analysts forecast that HBT Financial (HBT) will report quarterly earnings of $0.58 per share in its upcoming release, pointing to a year-over-year decline of 7.9%. It is anticipated that revenues will amount to $57.05 million, exhibiting a decline of 1.3% compared to the year-ago quarter. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has undergone a downward revision of 2% in the past 30 days, bringing it to its present level. This represents how the covering analysts, as a whole, have reassessed t ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBT) (the "Company" or "HBT Financial"), the holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company, today announced that it will issue its third quarter 2024 financial results before the market opens on Monday, October 21, 2024. A copy of the press release announcing the third quarter 2024 financial results and an investor presentation will be made available on the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.hbtfinancial ...

HBT Financial (HBT) reported $56.64 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2024, representing a yearover-year decline of 3.7%. EPS of $0.57 for the same period compares to $0.58 a year ago. The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.31% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $56.82 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.56, the EPS surprise was +1.79%. While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine ...

HBT Financial (HBT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.58 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.79%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this bank holding company would post earnings of $0.57 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.57, delivering no surprise. Over the last four quarters, the compan ...

Second Quarter Highlights Net income of $18.1 million, or $0.57 per diluted share; return on average assets ("ROAA") of 1.45%; return on average stockholders' equity ("ROAE") of 14.48%; and return on average tangible common equity ("ROATCE")(1) of 17.21% Adjusted net income(1) of $18.1 million; or $0.57 per diluted share; adjusted ROAA(1) of 1.45%; adjusted ROAE(1) of 14.54%; and adjusted ROATCE(1) of 17.27% Asset quality remained strong with nonperforming assets to total assets of 0.17%, close to a histori ...

The ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets(1) increased to 8.74% as of June 30, 2024, from 8.40% as of March 31, 2024, and tangible book value per share(1) increased by $0.45 to $13.64 as of June 30, 2024, when compared to March 31, 2024. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company repurchased 53,522 shares of its common stock at a weighted average price of $18.74 under its stock repurchase program. The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $15 million of HBT Fin ...