HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $175.4 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.69.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.66 per share.

The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $317.6 million in the period.

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