HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $170.8 million.
On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.59.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.43 per share.
The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $256.2 million in the period.
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