NYSE:ESNT Essent Group (ESNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis → The “Perfect Storm” for Gold (From Gold Safe Exchange) (Ad) Free ESNT Stock Alerts $52.63 +0.30 (+0.57%) (As of 04/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$52.46▼$53.1350-Day Range$51.74▼$59.5152-Week Range$40.33▼$59.90Volume393,193 shsAverage Volume431,219 shsMarket Capitalization$5.62 billionP/E Ratio8.10Dividend Yield2.13%Price Target$58.38 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Essent Group alerts: Email Address Essent Group MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.43 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside10.9% Upside$58.38 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.00% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.45Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.89Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$275,000 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth9.30%From $6.56 to $7.17 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.68 out of 5 starsFinance Sector125th out of 838 stocksSurety Insurance Industry4th out of 8 stocks 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingEssent Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageEssent Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.00% 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 2, 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 36.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldEssent Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthEssent Group has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Essent Group is 17.23%. 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 15.62% next year. This indicates that Essent Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.8 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreEssent Group has received a -10.62% net impact score from Upright. On the other hand, these positive outcomes are achieved by using resources or causing negative impacts in categories "Scarce human capital", "Societal stability & understanding among people", and "GHG emissions". The negative contribution in the "Societal stability & understanding among people" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Subprime mortgages" and "Mortgages" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Essent Group is -0.45. Previous Next 2.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentEssent Group has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Essent Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for ESNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership 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 $275,000.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.90% 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. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Essent Group are expected to grow by 9.30% in the coming year, from $6.56 to $7.17 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Essent Group is 8.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.28.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Essent Group is 8.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 61.38.Price to Earnings Growth RatioEssent Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.80. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioEssent Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Essent Group Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.Read More ESNT Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart ESNT Stock News HeadlinesApril 12, 2024 | businesswire.comEssent Group Ltd. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for May 3, 2024April 6, 2024 | nasdaq.comGuru Fundamental Report for ESNT - Peter LynchApril 19, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)The “Perfect Storm” for GoldGold has already reached all-time highs, and experts believe it's not slowing down any time soon. In fact, some analysts predict a $7,000 price tag by 2025.April 4, 2024 | investing.comEssent Group Ltd (ESNT)April 3, 2024 | uk.investing.comJPMorgan downgrades three consumer finance namesApril 2, 2024 | wsj.comEssent Group Ltd.March 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group Ltd's Dividend AnalysisMarch 7, 2024 | msn.comAnalysts and Technical Indicators Agree: These 3 Stocks Are “Strong Buys” – 03/07/2024April 19, 2024 | Gold Safe Exchange (Ad)The “Perfect Storm” for GoldGold has already reached all-time highs, and experts believe it's not slowing down any time soon. In fact, some analysts predict a $7,000 price tag by 2025.February 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comESNT Jul 2024 45.000 putFebruary 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group (ESNT) Q4 Earnings, Revenues Beat, Dividend RaisedFebruary 12, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comEssent Group (ESNT) Receives a Rating Update from a Top AnalystFebruary 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group Full Year 2023 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS In LineFebruary 10, 2024 | insidermonkey.comEssent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 9, 2024 | seekingalpha.comEssent Group Ltd. 2023 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationFebruary 9, 2024 | msn.comEssent Group raises dividend by 12% to $0.28/shareFebruary 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comEssent Group Ltd. Q4 Profit Advances, Beats estimatesFebruary 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2023 Results and Increases Quarterly DividendFebruary 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group Ltd (ESNT) Reports Solid Q4 and Full Year 2023 Earnings; Increases DividendFebruary 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group (ESNT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top EstimatesFebruary 9, 2024 | businesswire.comEssent Group Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2023 Results and Increases Quarterly DividendFebruary 8, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comWhat Wall Street expects from Essent Group's earningsFebruary 8, 2024 | benzinga.comPreview: Essent Group's EarningsFebruary 8, 2024 | msn.comEssent Group Q4 2023 Earnings PreviewFebruary 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group (ESNT) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings GrowthJanuary 19, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Group Ltd. Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call for February 9, 2024January 9, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comEssent Announces Upgraded Financial Strength Ratings from S&P Global Ratings to A-See More Headlines 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. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/09/2024Ex-Dividend for 3/22 Dividend3/12/2024Dividend Payable3/22/2024Today4/18/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)5/03/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Surety insurance Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:ESNT CUSIPN/A CIK1448893 Webwww.essentgroup.com Phone(441) 297-9901FaxN/AEmployees536Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$58.38 High Stock Price Target$64.00 Low Stock Price Target$54.00 Potential Upside/Downside+10.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.43 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.50 Trailing P/E Ratio8.10 Forward P/E Ratio8.02 P/E Growth0.8Net Income$696.39 million Net Margins62.75% Pretax Margin74.16% Return on Equity14.44% Return on Assets11.40% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio1.22 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.11 billion Price / Sales5.07 Cash Flow$6.70 per share Price / Cash Flow7.86 Book Value$47.79 per share Price / Book1.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares106,870,000Free Float103,774,000Market Cap$5.62 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.04 The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Click the link below to learn more about how your portfolio could bloom.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Mark Anthony Casale (Age 58)Chairman, CEO & President Comp: $4.5MMr. David Bruce Weinstock (Age 58)CFO & Senior VP Comp: $866.34kMs. Mary Lourdes Gibbons (Age 62)Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Assistant Secretary Comp: $1.42MMr. Vijay Bhasin (Age 59)Chief Risk Officer & Senior VP Comp: $1.24MMr. Christopher G. CurranPresident of Essent Guaranty, Inc.Mr. William Daniel KaiserSenior VP & COOTheodore GraySenior VP & Chief Information OfficerMr. Philip Michael StefanoVice President of Investor RelationsWei DingSenior Vice President of Corporate DevelopmentWilliam P. HigginsSenior Vice President of Essent VenturesMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMGIC InvestmentNYSE:MTGRadian GroupNYSE:RDNAssured GuarantyNYSE:AGOOld Republic InternationalNYSE:ORINMINASDAQ:NMIHView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsAllspring Global Investments Holdings LLCSold 35,143 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.298%State of Michigan Retirement SystemBought 500 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.024%Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLCBought 506 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.012%AlphaMark Advisors LLCBought 673 shares on 4/18/2024Ownership: 0.005%Contravisory Investment Management Inc.Bought 4,467 shares on 4/11/2024Ownership: 0.005%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions ESNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Essent Group stock right now? 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Essent Group in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" ESNT shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ESNT, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View ESNT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Essent Group's stock price target for 2024? 7 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Essent Group's stock. Their ESNT share price targets range from $54.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $58.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for ESNT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have ESNT shares performed in 2024? Essent Group's stock was trading at $52.74 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESNT shares have decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $52.63. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Essent Group? Essent Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,040,000 shares, an increase of 36.1% from the March 15th total of 764,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 532,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Essent Group's Short Interest. When is Essent Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 3rd 2024. View our ESNT earnings forecast. How can I listen to Essent Group's earnings call? Essent Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, May 3rd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 647-362-9199 with passcode "9824537". How were Essent Group's earnings last quarter? Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 9th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.05. The financial services provider had revenue of $297.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $286.18 million. Essent Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.44% and a net margin of 62.75%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 29.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.37 earnings per share. How often does Essent Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Essent Group? Essent Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Friday, March 22nd. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 12th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Read our dividend analysis for ESNT. Is Essent Group a good dividend stock? Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.13%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 5 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 17.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ESNT will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for ESNT. What ETFs hold Essent Group's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF (XMVM), Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF (FDLS), Fidelity U.S. Multifactor ETF (FLRG), Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (BOSS), AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF (SMCP) and First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF (AFMC). What is Mark A. Casale's approval rating as Essent Group's CEO? 6 employees have rated Essent Group Chief Executive Officer Mark A. Casale on Glassdoor.com. Mark A. Casale has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Mark A. Casale in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Essent Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Essent Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Home Depot (HD), CVS Health (CVS), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Who are Essent Group's major shareholders? Essent Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.30%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.02%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.01%), Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC (0.01%), AlphaMark Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Aditya Dutt, David B Weinstock, David B Weinstock, Douglas J Pauls, Lawrence E Mcalee Jr, Mark Casale, Mary Lourdes Gibbons, Robert Glanville, Roy James Kasmar, Vijay Bhasin and William Spiegel. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSE:ESNT) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Best AI Stock to Own in the World Today is Trading for Just $25Banyan Hill PublishingBiden’s $374B Giveaway Into This SectorDTIThe “Perfect Storm” for GoldGold Safe ExchangeForget Bitcoin. Crypto Millionaire Predicts 8,788% Gains For THISParadigm PressHe Is Giving Away BitcoinCrypto Swap ProfitsThe #1 Crypto for 2024InvestorPlaceUrgent alert: open this for a huge profit potentialTimothy SykesHow Biden has already won 2024Porter & Company Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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