Core Insights - Hilltop Holdings (HTH) reported revenue of 301.07millionforQ42024,ayear−over−yearincreaseof3.80.55 compared to 0.44ayearago,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof284.4 million by 5.86% and delivering an EPS surprise of 96.43% against a consensus estimate of 0.28[1]FinancialPerformanceMetrics−AverageOutstandingBalanceofinterest−earningassetswas15.37 billion, exceeding the average estimate of 15.13billion[4]−NetInterestMarginwasreportedat2.788.15 million, slightly above the estimate of 85.92million[4]−Non−performingassetswerereportedat91.10 million, compared to the average estimate of 93.48million[4]−NetInterestIncome(FTE)was106.21 million, surpassing the average estimate of 105.33million[4]−TotalNoninterestIncomereached195.59 million, exceeding the average estimate of 179.65million[4]−Investmentandsecuritiesadvisoryfeesandcommissionswere37.51 million, close to the estimate of 37.52million[4]−Mortgageloanoriginationfeeswere30.11 million, below the estimate of 31.69million[4]−Noninterestincomefromothersourceswas49.07 million, exceeding the average estimate of 39.23million[4]−Netgainsfromthesaleofloansandothermortgageproductionincomewere43.55 million, slightly above the estimate of $43.30 million [4] Stock Performance - Hilltop Holdings shares returned +3.5% over the past month, outperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.2% change [3]