Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) reported quarterly earnings of $1.82 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.71 by 6.43 percent. This is a 7.69 percent increase over earnings of $1.69 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $336.072 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $307.257 million by 9.38 percent. This is a 5.83 percent increase over sales of $317.558 million the same period last year.