Hilltop Holdings (HTH) reported Q4 earnings late Thursday of $0.55 per diluted share, up from $0.44 a year earlier.
Four analysts polled by Factset expected $0.28.
Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31, expressed as the sum of its net interest income and non-interest income, rose to $301.1 million from $290.2 million a year earlier.
Four analysts expected $286.7 million.
The company said it increased its quarterly dividend by 6% to $0.18 per share, payable on Feb. 27 to shareholders of record on Feb. 13.
Additionally, Hilltop said it authorized a new $100 million stock buyback program running through next January.
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