Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) reported quarterly earnings of $2.08 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.74 by 19.54 percent. This is a 7.77 percent increase over earnings of $1.93 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $362.686 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $326.491 million by 11.09 percent. This is a 13.64 percent increase over sales of $319.143 million the same period last year.