Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) will try to beat its earnings estimates for the fifth consecutive quarter. The company will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday. Fidelity National Financial is a holding company that is a provider, through its subsidiaries, of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services, and information services.

What analysts say:

  • Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts think investors should stand pat on Fidelity National Financial with four of five analysts rating it hold. Analysts like Fidelity National Financial better than competitor Alleghany overall. Zero out of two analysts rate Alleghany a buy compared to one of five for Fidelity National Financial. Analysts still rate the stock a hold, but they are a bit more wary about it compared to three months ago.
  • Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $1.3 billion in revenue this quarter. That would represent a decline of 8.5% from the year-ago quarter.
  • Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate is earnings of $0.34 per share. Estimates range from $0.31 to $0.36.

What our community says:
CAPS All-Stars are solidly behind the stock with 82.8% awarding it an outperform rating. The community at large backs the All-Stars with 88.8% assigning it a rating of "outperform." Fools are keen on Fidelity National Financial and haven't been shy with their opinions lately, logging 112 posts in the past 30 days. Though still bullish, the CAPS rating of four out of five stars for Fidelity National Financial is a bit more pessimistic than the community assessment.

Management:
Fidelity National Financial's profit has risen year over year by an average of 54.2% over the past five quarters. Revenue has fallen in the past two quarters.

Now let's look at how efficient management is at running the business. Traditionally, margins represent the efficiency with which companies capture portions of sales dollars. The following table shows net margins over the past four quarters.

Quarter

Q2

Q1

Q4

Q3

Net Margin

6.0%

3.5%

8.1%

5.8%

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