06:57 AM EDT, 05/03/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Essent Group ( ESNT ) reported Q1 earnings Friday of $1.70 per diluted share, up from $1.59 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $1.59.

Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $298.4 million compared with $256.2 million a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $298.7 million.

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