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Essent Group (ESNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$56.60 +0.60 (+1.07%)
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About Essent Group Stock (NYSE:ESNT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$55.88
$56.61
50-Day Range
$55.96
$61.90
52-Week Range
$51.61
$65.34
Volume
231,757 shs
Average Volume
670,995 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.74 billion
P/E Ratio
8.28
Dividend Yield
2.19%
Price Target
$63.71
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Essent Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

ESNT MarketRank™: 

Essent Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Essent Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Essent Group has been the subject of 6 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 Growth

    Earnings for Essent Group are expected to grow by 4.65% in the coming year, from $6.88 to $7.20 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Essent Group is 8.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.28.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Essent Group is 8.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.25.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Essent Group has a PEG Ratio of 3.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Essent Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.77% of the float of Essent Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Essent Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Essent Group has recently decreased by 19.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Essent Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Essent Group has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Essent Group is 18.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Essent Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.22% next year. This indicates that Essent Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Essent Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.77% of the float of Essent Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Essent Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Essent Group has recently decreased by 19.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Essent Group has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Essent Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $581,386.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.40% of the stock of Essent Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.00% 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.
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ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Essent Group's stock was trading at $54.44 at the start of the year. Since then, ESNT shares have increased by 4.0% and is now trading at $56.5980.

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) announced its earnings results on Friday, May, 9th. The financial services provider reported $1.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.03. Essent Group's revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Essent Group's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.04%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.02%) and Sivia Capital Partners LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Mary Lourdes Gibbons, Vijay Bhasin, David B Weinstock, Douglas J Pauls, Roy James Kasmar and Aditya Dutt.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Essent Group investors own include American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/09/2025
Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/10/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - PROP&CASLTY
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:ESNT
CIK
1448893
Fax
N/A
Employees
350
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$69.00
Low Price Target
$59.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.57
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.19
Forward P/E Ratio
8.13
P/E Growth
3.23
Net Income
$729.40 million
Net Margins
57.29%
Pretax Margin
67.25%
Return on Equity
12.98%
Return on Assets
10.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.32
Quick Ratio
1.32

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.24 billion
Price / Sales
4.57
Cash Flow
$7.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.87
Book Value
$52.76 per share
Price / Book
1.06

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
101,400,000
Free Float
97,954,000
Market Cap
$5.67 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81
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This page (NYSE:ESNT) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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