Stewart Information Services Corporation provides title insurance and real estate services for residential and commercial transactions through direct operations, the Stewart Trusted Providers™ network and affiliated companies. Its news commonly covers title insurance, closing and settlement services, lender services, appraisal and valuation solutions, and real estate data and workflow platforms serving mortgage and real estate professionals.
Recurring updates include quarterly operating results for the title and real estate solutions segments, dividend announcements, acquisition activity within valuation services, and product enhancements across Stewart-owned platforms such as PropStream, Cloudvirga, BatchDialer and Stewart Virtual Underwriter®.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) will hold its third-quarter 2026 earnings conference call on October 22, 2026. The call begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, following the earnings release after trading closes on October 21. Participants can listen by telephone or through the company's Investor Relations website. A telephone replay will be available from 11 a.m. Eastern Time on October 22 until midnight on October 29, 2026.
PropStream (STC) launched AI Search, a new enhancement to its Property Search tool that lets real estate professionals find properties by describing opportunities in everyday language.
AI Search works with over 160 existing filters, showing users how their requests are interpreted, allowing conversational refinement, hands-free voice input, and resuming recent searches. The feature is designed to speed up search creation for both new and experienced users and ties into PropStream Intelligence and other platform tools for analysis and marketing.
Stewart Information Services (STC) has been named to the 2026 Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Women, its third consecutive year receiving this recognition.
The company highlights that women make up 71% of its U.S. workforce, 63% of managers and 38% of the Executive Leadership Team. The Forbes ranking, produced with Statista, is based on survey responses from more than 146,000 women at U.S. companies with at least 1,000 employees, evaluating factors such as pay equity, career development, parental leave, work-life balance, childcare and eldercare benefits, and handling of misconduct and discrimination incidents, along with the share of women in executive and board roles.
Stewart Information Services (STC) announced the acquisition of Tower Title, a national provider of telecommunications-focused title services, to expand its commercial Energy & Infrastructure capabilities.
The deal enhances Stewart’s National Commercial Services (NCS) by adding a complementary infrastructure business that broadens service offerings, increases transaction volume and diversifies the commercial portfolio. Tower Title, founded in 2019, serves telecom customers as well as solar farms, wind turbines, data centers and billboards, and is known for customized, collaborative customer service.
Tower’s leadership team will continue within Stewart, with the business operating under Senior Vice President Matt Skalka in the Energy & Infrastructure group. Stewart leadership describes the acquisition as a key step in its commercial growth strategy and long-term growth plans. Turk & Company acted as exclusive financial advisor to Tower Title.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) announced the acquisition of ProTitleUSA and DocSolutionUSA, providers of title analytics, portfolio diligence, mortgage-related document generation and due diligence services supporting servicers, investors and capital markets participants across the real estate and mortgage lifecycle.
According to Stewart, integrating these businesses expands its centralized title services scale, enhances lender and servicer offerings for capital markets and investor clients, and adds advanced analytics and document automation capabilities. Management from Stewart and the acquired companies highlighted opportunities to help customers execute transactions faster, reduce complexity, manage risk and unlock additional value across the full asset lifecycle. Solomon Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to ProTitleUSA and DocSolutionUSA.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE:STC) announced an increase in its annual cash dividend from $2.10 to $2.20 per share, starting with the third quarterly payment of 2026. The quarterly dividend will be $0.55 per share, payable on September 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2026. According to the company, this marks its seventh dividend increase in just under six years, underscoring an ongoing focus on returning capital to shareholders.
Stewart (NYSE: STC) reported second quarter 2026 total revenues of $899.2 million ($895.8 million adjusted), up from $722.2 million a year earlier. Net income attributable to Stewart was $37.2 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, versus $31.9 million, or $1.13, in 2025. Adjusted net income was $42.9 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, compared with $38.0 million, or $1.34.
Pretax income before noncontrolling interests rose to $55.1 million ($62.8 million adjusted), though pretax margin declined to 6.1% from 6.5%. Title segment operating revenues increased 15% to $683.6 million, while real estate solutions revenues grew 75% to $197.4 million with adjusted pretax income up 119%. Net cash provided by operations improved to $60.5 million, and book value per share at June 30, 2026 was $54.63.
Stewart Title (NYSE: STC) announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Rattikin Title Company, one of the oldest and largest title agencies in Texas, based in Fort Worth. Rattikin serves commercial and residential customers statewide and has operated for more than 80 years.
According to Stewart Title, the transaction strengthens its operations in the fast-growing North Texas region by joining two well-known Texas title insurance brands with historical ties dating back more than a century. Stewart intends to support the Rattikin team in expanding title and escrow services across Fort Worth and North Texas while building on Rattikin’s established legacy, reputation for integrity, and longstanding local relationships.
Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC) will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2026 earnings at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The earnings release is scheduled for after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
According to Stewart, U.S. participants can join the live call by dialing (800) 420-1459, while international participants can dial (203) 518-9861, using access code STCQ226. A replay will be available from 11 a.m. ET on July 23, 2026, until midnight on July 30, 2026 at (800) 839-9307 (USA) and (402) 220-6085 (International). The call can also be accessed via the company’s Investor Relations website at https://investors.stewart.com/news-and-events/events/default.aspx.
Cloudvirga (NYSE:STC) has integrated Plaid into its Tropos digital point-of-sale platform to support income, asset and employment verification within a single workflow. The integration uses Plaid’s Home Lending Report and direct bank connections to reduce administrative burden and improve operational efficiency for mortgage lenders.
The Plaid integration also supports Cloudvirga’s bank statement analysis technology, enabling cash-flow-based lending and helping lenders qualify borrowers with non-traditional income sources more efficiently, while maintaining secure access to consumers’ financial accounts.