NYSE:ESNT Essent Group (ESNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $66.83 +1.13 (+1.71%) Closing price 10/23/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.76 -0.07 (-0.10%) As of 10/23/2026 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Essent Group Stock (NYSE:ESNT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Essent Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$65.25▼$68.7650-Day Range$58.02▼$69.6952-Week Range$55.34▼$70.37Volume1.51 million shsAverage Volume831,375 shsMarket Capitalization$6.01 billionP/E Ratio9.32Dividend Yield2.09%Price Target$71.14Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-based holding company that provides private mortgage insurance and related risk-management services in the United States. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company helps protect mortgage lenders and investors against losses when borrowers default on residential mortgage loans. Its principal business is mortgage insurance for low-down-payment conventional residential mortgages, enabling qualified borrowers to obtain home financing with less than a 20% down payment. Essent serves mortgage lenders, originators, and other participants in the housing finance market, primarily through its U.S. mortgage insurance subsidiary, Essent Guaranty, Inc. Essent was founded in 2008 and became a publicly traded company in 2013. The group also has reinsurance operations and uses risk-transfer and capital-management strategies in support of its mortgage insurance business. Its activities are concentrated in the U.S. residential housing market, while the parent company is domiciled in Bermuda.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Essent Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks77th Percentile Overall ScoreESNT MarketRank™: 3.86705124765 of 5 starsEssent Group scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 340th out of 850 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.7 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingEssent Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Essent Group is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssent Group has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Essent Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth2.51% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essent Group are expected to grow by 2.51% in the coming year, from $7.58 to $7.77 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essent Group is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essent Group is 9.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.19.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssent Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssent Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.12. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Essent Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.87% of the float of Essent Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverEssent Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Essent Group has recently increased by 16.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldEssent Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.10%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEssent Group has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essent Group is 19.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Essent Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.02% next year. This indicates that Essent Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Essent Group's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.46 News SentimentEssent Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Essent Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.6 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Essent Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,900,365.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders3.60% of the stock of Essent Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.00% of the stock of Essent Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Essent Group's insider trading history. Receive ESNT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Essent Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Weiss has publicly predicted six major American market crashes over his 55-year career, each warning issued before the crisis hit. Now the founder of Weiss Ratings, the only conflict-free rating agency in America, says he is watching a $3 trillion problem that could trigger a chain reaction across markets and banks.October 25 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Comparing Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) & Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI)October 18, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comRBC Capital Remains a Hold on Essent Group (ESNT)October 16, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comEssent Group to Hold Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on November 6October 16, 2026 | quiverquant.comQEssent Group Ltd. Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call for November 6, 2026October 16, 2026 | globenewswire.comEssent Group (ESNT): Good Investment or Just a Cheap One?October 15, 2026 | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ESNT shares performed this year? Essent Group's stock was trading at $65.02 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESNT stock has increased by 2.8% and is now trading at $66.8260. How were Essent Group's earnings last quarter? Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June, 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider had revenue of $362.69 million for the quarter. Essent Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.91% and a net margin of 51.45%. When did Essent Group IPO? Essent Group (ESNT) raised $286 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, October 31st 2013. The company issued 19,710,118 shares at $13.50-$15.50 per share. Who are Essent Group's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Essent Group include Cooke & Bieler LP (1.66%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.12%), Vest Financial LLC (0.07%) and CWA Asset Management Group LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Casale, Mary Lourdes Gibbons, Vijay Bhasin, Douglas J Pauls, David B Weinstock, William Spiegel and Roy James Kasmar. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Essent Group? Shares of ESNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Essent Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essent Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Applied Materials (AMAT), Visa (V), Adobe (ADBE), Micron Technology (MU) and Bank of America (BAC). Company Calendar Last Earnings6/30/2026Record date for 9/10 Dividend8/31/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend8/31/2026Dividend Payable9/10/2026Today10/25/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/06/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 11 days, ESNT's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Financial Services Sub-IndustryCommercial & Residential Mortgage Finance Current SymbolNYSE:ESNT CIK1448893 Webir.essentgroup.com Phone(441) 297-9901FaxN/AEmployees518Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Essent Group$71.14 High Price Target$80.00 Low Price Target$63.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$7.17 Trailing P/E Ratio9.32 Forward P/E Ratio8.82 P/E Growth1.67Net Income$689.97 million Net Margins51.45% Pretax Margin62.04% Return on Equity11.91% Return on Assets9.09% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio1.18 Quick Ratio1.18 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.26 billion Price / Sales4.76 Cash Flow$7.34 per share Price / Cash Flow9.10 Book Value$59.55 per share Price / Book1.12Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares89,880,000Free Float86,640,000Market Cap$6.01 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.76 The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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