Fidelity National Financial Inc Q2 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates

(RTTNews) - Fidelity National Financial Inc (FNF) reported a profit for its second quarter that rose from last year.

The company's bottom line came in at $266 million, or $0.96 per share. This compares with $251 million, or $0.90 per share, in last year's second quarter.

Excluding items, Fidelity National Financial Inc reported adjusted earnings of $255 million or $0.92 per share for the period.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.87 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Fidelity National Financial Inc earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q2): $255 Mln. vs. $239 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q2): $0.92 vs. $0.86 last year. -Analysts Estimate: $0.87