Sharemaestro company-news research for Hbt Financial Inc (HBT), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.
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Provisional evidence
Company news sentiment
Latest HBT news and sentiment
Hbt Financial Inc
Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.
Current company news
Early balanced news score
5 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.
Observed headline tone57/100
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Published 30-day score51/100
Latest source headline
HBT Financial (HBT) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
Eastern Progress · 22 Sep 2026 08:55
Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.
What supports the score
5 current stories are mapped specifically to HBT.
What limits the score
Only 1 publisher currently contribute to the measured read.
The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.071.
Confidence is 22/100, below the threshold for a firm score.
51/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
22/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news5 company stories
100/100
Story agreement0/100 difference
News history
Daily score and story count over 30 days
30 Aug14 Sep28 Sep
News scoreStory count50 baseline
Confidence
How reliable the score is
Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.
Amount of evidence1
0.071 after freshness weightingSource breadth20
1 independent publishersCompany relevance100
share tied directly to this companyFreshness28
recency-weighted evidenceAgreement100
how closely stories agreePublisher mix0
less reliance on one publisherPrice and news history
Weekly price and news-score history
Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.
26 completed price weeks14 comparable news-score weeks
One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
03 Apr30 Jun25 Sep
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
25 Sep 202651USD 36.25+0.7%
18 Sep 202650USD 36.01-1.4%
11 Sep 202650USD 36.51-0.2%
04 Sep 202651USD 36.59+2.2%
28 Aug 202652USD 35.79+0.1%
21 Aug 202655USD 35.75-3.9%
14 Aug 202659USD 37.19+3.0%
07 Aug 202660USD 36.100617+1.4%
Provisional evidence
News subjects
What is shaping the score
Capital return552 stories · 40%
Earnings501 stories · 20%
Market update501 stories · 20%
Analyst action501 stories · 20%
Source mix
Where the evidence comes from
Zacks502 stories · 40%
Eastern Progress571 stories · 20%
AD HOC NEWS501 stories · 20%
MarketBeat501 stories · 20%
Recurring subjects
Subjects appearing most often
Financial Markets2Finance2Earnings2Economy Macro1
Earlier readings
How the score has changed
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
20 Jun50 neutral28 Sep 05:10
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious
Changes in the stored score
Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.
| Observed | Score | Move | Confidence | Stories | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 05:10 | 51 | +0 | 22/100 (-8) | 5 (0) | Provisional |
| 22 Sep 23:59 | 51 | +1 | 30/100 (+15) | 5 (+1) | Provisional |
| 20 Sep 23:59 | 50 | +0 | 15/100 (-1) | 4 (-2) | Provisional |
| 16 Sep 23:59 | 50 | -2 | 16/100 (-10) | 6 (-16) | Provisional |
| 31 Aug 23:59 | 52 | -1 | 26/100 (-3) | 22 (-2) | Provisional |
| 29 Aug 23:59 | 53 | -2 | 29/100 (+4) | 24 (-17) | Provisional |
| 21 Aug 23:59 | 55 | +0 | 25/100 (-2) | 41 (0) | Provisional |
| 20 Aug 23:59 | 55 | -1 | 27/100 (-1) | 41 (+1) | Provisional |
Evidence behind the direction
What drives this reading?
Shares of weighted directional evidence in 5 retained current headlines. These weights already account for freshness, relevance and publisher limits; they are not additive points of the published score.
Which subjects lean each way
A subject can carry both supportive and cautious news.
SubjectCautious ← 0 → Constructive
Capital return1 story
0.0%100.0%
Each side uses the same scale: 0–100.0% of the retained directional evidence.
Where the influence comes from
100.0%largest publisher shareA concentrated reading can depend heavily on one publisher.
Publisher groups follow the scoring rules. Company disclosures share one group; syndicated stories are consolidated before weighting.
Source headlines
The news behind the score
Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.
57/100 tone
HBT Financial (HBT) is highlighted as a top dividend stock due to its 2.73% dividend yield, which surpasses its industry and the S&P 500. The company has a strong dividend growth history, increasing its dividend four times in the last five years, with a 19% increase from last year. HBT Fi…
100% of directional evidence
Medium story strength
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
HBT Financial (HBT) is highlighted as a top dividend stock due to its 2.73% dividend yield, which surpasses its industry and the S&P 500. The company has a strong dividend growth history, increasing its dividend four times in the last five years, with a 19% increase from last year. HBT Financial also shows promising future earnings growth, with a Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.01 per share for 2026, representing a 19.44% year-over-year increase, making it an attractive investment with a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
- Published
- 22 Sep 2026 08:55
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- Operating growth
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Direct company coverage
- Story strength
- Medium · 43/100
- 30-day weight
- 100% of directional evidence · 6.2d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
EarningsEconomy MacroFinanceFinancial Markets
—Unscored
EarningsNot used in direction
HBT Financial Inc. stock holds steady ahead of next earnings date
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
- Published
- 20 Sep 2026 12:24
- News subject
- Earnings
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 8.0d old
- Text assessed
- Available headline and article text
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
—Unscored
Capital returnNot used in direction
HBT Financial (HBT) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
- Published
- 16 Sep 2026 15:45
- News subject
- Capital return
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 11.9d old
- Text assessed
- Stored headline only
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
—Unscored
Market updateNot used in direction
HBT Financial (HBT) Could Be a Great Choice
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
- Published
- 31 Aug 2026 15:45
- News subject
- Market update
- Why this score
- No clear directional signal in the available text
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 27.9d old
- Text assessed
- Stored headline only
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
—Unscored
Analyst actionNot used in direction
HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages
HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from seven brokerages, with four recommending a buy and three suggesting a hold. The average 12-month price target is set at $37.40. The company recently surpassed quarterly earnings and revenue expectations…
Company news retained for context; no directional weight.
Scoring detailsDirect company coverage
HBT Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBT) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from seven brokerages, with four recommending a buy and three suggesting a hold. The average 12-month price target is set at $37.40. The company recently surpassed quarterly earnings and revenue expectations and increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share.
- Published
- 29 Aug 2026 19:49
- News subject
- Analyst action
- Why this score
- Beat expectations, Capital returned
- Company focus
- Main company · 100%
- How it is used
- Shown as company news · not used in the score
- Story strength
- Not directional
- 30-day weight
- None · 29.7d old
- Text assessed
- Stored article
- Duplicates
- 1 consolidated
EarningsFinanceFinancial Markets
Earlier company news
HBT news archive
Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.
Older news is kept in the archive
There are 37 older HBT headlines. Open one page at a time when you need them.
Open older archiveProvider matches checked
Provider mentions not used in the score
A news provider linked these stories to HBT, but the headline and available text are not mainly about Hbt Financial Inc. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.
Provider mentions are kept separate
Open the list to see which provider matches were checked and left out of HBT sentiment.
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How to read the score
It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.
Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme. This is a rule-based evidence measure, not a calibrated probability.
Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.
It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.