Hilltop Holdings Inc

HTH has resumed its Stage 2 advance with a clear HH/HL structure above rising short-term EMAs and the 50 DMA. While the medium-term directional asymmetry remains strongly bullish, price is currently consolidating snugly around the EMAs without a fresh trigger. Patience for a meaningful pullback into the rising EMA zone is warranted before committing, even as the long-term uptrend remains intact.

• ↑Q1 EPS of $0.64 topped consensus by ~30%, net income rose 46% YoY
• ↑Returned $61M via buybacks and hiked dividend 11%, yielding ~7.6%
• ↓Forecasted -9% annual earnings growth underperforms 15.6% regional banking