07:21 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Essent Group ( ESNT ) reported Q2 earnings Friday of $1.91 per diluted share, up from $1.61 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.69.

Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $312.9 million, up from $260.1 million a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $308.3 million.

Essent Group ( ESNT ) also said its board voted to keep its quarterly cash dividend at $0.28 per common share, payable Sept. 10 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 30.