B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF)

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised its position in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) by 2.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,842 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 574 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC’s holdings in Fidelity National Financial were worth $1,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC lifted its position in Fidelity National Financial by 1.9% during the second quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 10,575 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $523,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 15,336 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $758,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Fidelity National Financial by 10.6% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,155 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Fidelity National Financial by 13.7% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,766 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. Finally, Woodward Diversified Capital LLC increased its position in Fidelity National Financial by 6.4% during the first quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 4,219 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. 81.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Financial from $62.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Barclays increased their price target on Fidelity National Financial from $56.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Fidelity National Financial from $61.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. StockNews.com lowered Fidelity National Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Fidelity National Financial from $58.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $62.40.

Fidelity National Financial Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of Fidelity National Financial stock opened at $62.76 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $17.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $59.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.10 and a fifty-two week high of $62.86.

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.20 billion. Fidelity National Financial had a return on equity of 14.48% and a net margin of 7.19%. The business’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.01 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Fidelity National Financial, Inc. will post 4.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fidelity National Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 16th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.06%. Fidelity National Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.16%.

Insider Transactions at Fidelity National Financial

In related news, Director Halim Dhanidina sold 1,700 shares of Fidelity National Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.85, for a total transaction of $103,445.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 13,206 shares in the company, valued at $803,585.10. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Fidelity National Financial Company Profile

Fidelity National Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Title, F&G, and Corporate and Other segments. It offers title insurance, escrow, and other title related services, including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, recordings and reconveyances, and home warranty products.