What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Estimate for FNF FY2026 Earnings?

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) – Stock analysts at DOWLING & PARTN reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for Fidelity National Financial in a research note issued on Friday, July 24th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $5.02 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.10. The consensus estimate for Fidelity National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.14 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Fidelity National Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $5.80 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Financial from $61.00 to $58.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fidelity National Financial in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Zacks Research cut Fidelity National Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Barclays boosted their price target on Fidelity National Financial from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, National Bank Financial set a $51.00 price objective on Fidelity National Financial in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Fidelity National Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.00.

Fidelity National Financial Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of FNF opened at $51.97 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.00, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.96. Fidelity National Financial has a twelve month low of $42.78 and a twelve month high of $61.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.01.

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.09 by ($0.16). Fidelity National Financial had a return on equity of 15.49% and a net margin of 5.10%.The firm had revenue of $3.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.78 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 18.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fidelity National Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Canton Hathaway LLC purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fidelity National Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Fidelity National Financial during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 57.2% in the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 970 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Fidelity National Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $57,000. 81.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Fidelity National Financial

In other news, EVP Peter T. Sadowski sold 69,196 shares of Fidelity National Financial stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.70, for a total transaction of $3,162,257.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 5,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $260,581.40. The trade was a 92.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 5.70% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th were given a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 16th. Fidelity National Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.91%.

Fidelity National Financial Company Profile

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. The company underwrites title insurance policies that protect property owners and lenders against title defects, liens, and other encumbrances. Alongside its core title insurance operations, FNF offers escrow and closing services, e-recording solutions, and real estate data and analytics through a network of agents and underwriters.

FNF operates through two primary segments: Title Insurance and Specialty Insurance and Services.