Analysts were expecting Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.34 for last quarter, but FNF missed expectations with actual earnings of $0.32---2 cents below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $-0.95 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that FNF’s earnings are up this year.

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Also, if you compare FNF's 11.50% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 9.94% for the Surety & Title Insurance industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect FNF to outperform the industry in the future---which is a good sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Surety & Title Insurance industry, you can see how analysts believe FNF will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like First American Corp. (FAF) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Old Republic International Corp. (ORI) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe FAF's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 10.00% while ORI's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 10.00%.

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