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

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) – Stock analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Fidelity National Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $5.10 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Fidelity National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.40 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Fidelity National Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $5.85 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.35 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on FNF. Zacks Research downgraded Fidelity National Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays dropped their target price on Fidelity National Financial from $54.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Fidelity National Financial from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. National Bank Financial set a $50.00 target price on Fidelity National Financial in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on Fidelity National Financial from $71.00 to $67.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $56.25.

Fidelity National Financial Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE FNF opened at $48.15 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Fidelity National Financial has a twelve month low of $42.78 and a twelve month high of $61.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.96 billion, a PE ratio of 17.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $48.28 and its 200 day moving average is $52.67.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 17,542 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $958,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,946 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 2.0% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 11,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $715,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 11,272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 4,822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $263,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. 81.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fidelity National Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 16th. Fidelity National Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.