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

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) – Equities research analysts at DOWLING & PARTN dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Fidelity National Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 10th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.97 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.04. The consensus estimate for Fidelity National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Fidelity National Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $5.30 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Stephens decreased their price objective on Fidelity National Financial from $55.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. National Bank Financial set a $54.00 price objective on Fidelity National Financial in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Fidelity National Financial from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lifted their target price on Fidelity National Financial from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Fidelity National Financial in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fidelity National Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $53.40.

Fidelity National Financial Stock Performance

Fidelity National Financial stock opened at $43.04 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $47.56. The stock has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.98 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.26. Fidelity National Financial has a 1-year low of $37.88 and a 1-year high of $59.99.

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.32. The company had revenue of $3.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.78 billion. Fidelity National Financial had a net margin of 7.02% and a return on equity of 15.39%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.63 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fidelity National Financial

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Fidelity National Financial by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,210,824 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $195,287,000 after acquiring an additional 973,891 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Fidelity National Financial by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,529,383 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $117,313,000 after acquiring an additional 13,147 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Fidelity National Financial by 12.1% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,345,756 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $62,416,000 after acquiring an additional 144,966 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Fidelity National Financial by 20.2% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,148,920 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,287,000 after acquiring an additional 192,854 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Fidelity National Financial by 70.3% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 896,177 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $41,524,000 after purchasing an additional 369,908 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.17% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 17th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 17th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.0%. This is a boost from Fidelity National Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.52. Fidelity National Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.06%.

About Fidelity National Financial

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a provider of title insurance and related services for real estate transactions. Through its title operations, the company offers title searches and insurance, escrow and closing services, and other support for buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate professionals. FNF also provides annuity and life insurance products through its F&G business. These offerings include fixed and fixed-indexed annuities and life insurance designed to help individuals and institutions address retirement and financial-protection needs.