Essent Group Q1 EPS $1.69 Beats $1.68 Estimate, Sales $317.56M Beat $310.29M Estimate

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.69 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.68 by 0.6 percent. This is a 0.59 percent decrease over earnings of $1.70 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $317.56 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $310.29 million by 2.34 percent. This is a 6.44 percent increase over sales of $298.36 million the same period last year.