Head to head
Essent vs Fidelity National Financial
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: ESNT · FNF
ESNT
Essent
61.90+0.02%
1-year price shape — +5% over the period
Quant Rating D · 44/100
vs
FNF
Fidelity National Financial
39.02-0.15%
1-year price shape — -26% over the period
Quant Rating E · 13/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Essent edges it on the scoreable measures. Essent has the highest Quant Rating (44); Essent has done best over the past year (+5%); Essent trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| ESNT | FNF | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Insurance - Specialty |
| Last price | 61.90 | 39.02 |
| Change today | +0.02% | -0.15% |
| 1-year return | +4.8% | -25.5% |
| Market cap | $5.56B | $10.46B |
| 52-week range | 55.06 – 70.07 | 37.88 – 56.47 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 8.63 | 13.60 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 66th | 42nd |
| P/B | 0.98 | 1.40 |
| Dividend yield | 2.13% | 5.28% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 6.90 | 2.21 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $620.15M | $592.71M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.34B | $14.99B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +13.6% | +11.0% |
| Gross margin | -- | -- |
| Operating margin | -- | -- |
| Net margin | 50.4% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $825.89M | $5.43B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 99.6% | 84.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 35 buy / 15 sell | 31 buy / 19 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 33% buy / 67% hold (6) | 67% buy / 33% hold (3) |
| Analyst price target | $73 (+18%) | $54 (+38%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (44) | E (13) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 514 | 24,535 |
| Founded | 2008 | 1984 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.