5,360 Shares in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) Acquired by Oxford Asset Management LLP

Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 5,360 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $301,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,953,000. Capital Analysts LLC purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $357,000. Nebula Research & Development LLC purchased a new stake in Fidelity National Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $661,000. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp grew its holdings in Fidelity National Financial by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 40,859 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,294,000 after buying an additional 2,601 shares in the last quarter. 81.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Financial from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Fidelity National Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Fidelity National Financial from $68.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Fidelity National Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $69.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Fidelity National Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $76.00 to $77.00 in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.60.

Fidelity National Financial Trading Down 0.8 %

FNF stock opened at $62.69 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $62.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.26. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $47.79 and a fifty-two week high of $70.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.24 and a current ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market cap of $17.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.48 and a beta of 1.09.

Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The financial services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.33 billion. Fidelity National Financial had a return on equity of 15.36% and a net margin of 9.28%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Fidelity National Financial, Inc. will post 6.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Fidelity National Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. Fidelity National Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.01%.

About Fidelity National Financial

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.