HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) on Friday reported third-quarter profit of $176.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of $1.65.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.70 per share.

The mortgage insurance and reinsurance holding company posted revenue of $316.6 million in the period.

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