Essent Group (ESNT) Competitors $63.74 -0.52 (-0.80%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.80 +0.05 (+0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESNT vs. EWBC, FITB, NMIH, WTFC, EQH, FNB, FNF, MTG, PRU, and RDNShould you be buying Essent Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essent Group include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), NMI (NMIH), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Equitable (EQH), F.N.B. (FNB), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), MGIC Investment (MTG), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Radian Group (RDN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Essent Group vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp NMI Wintrust Financial Equitable F.N.B. Fidelity National Financial MGIC Investment Prudential Financial Radian Group East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings. Is EWBC or ESNT a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Essent Group pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Essent Group pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Essent Group has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to EWBC or ESNT? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 30 more articles in the media than Essent Group. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for East West Bancorp and 9 mentions for Essent Group. Essent Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.91 indicating that Essent Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Essent Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EWBC or ESNT? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.0% of Essent Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Essent Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate EWBC or ESNT? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $116.64, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Essent Group has a consensus price target of $63.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.12%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Essent Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Essent Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is EWBC or ESNT more profitable? Essent Group has a net margin of 56.36% compared to East West Bancorp's net margin of 26.06%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Essent Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% Essent Group 56.36%12.66%9.98% Which has more volatility and risk, EWBC or ESNT? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Essent Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EWBC or ESNT? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Essent Group. Essent Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.33$1.17B$8.5612.78Essent Group$1.24B5.05$729.40M$6.859.31 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Essent Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essent Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESNT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssent GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.33B$58.72B$12.82B$21.68BDividend Yield1.93%1.83%5.40%3.48%P/E Ratio9.3116.74245.5929.69Price / Sales5.052.7130.8470.28Price / Cash9.0429.2422.3625.00Price / Book1.213.052.314.58Net Income$729.40M$4.66B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.10%1.80%1.03%0.65%1 Month Performance1.59%2.48%2.37%3.07%1 Year Performance0.07%20.05%539.26%14.34% Essent Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESNTEssent Group4.1554 of 5 stars$63.75-0.8%$63.67-0.1%+2.8%$6.33B$1.24B9.31350Positive NewsShort Interest ↑EWBCEast West Bancorp3.7606 of 5 stars$105.14-0.8%$114.15+8.6%+40.1%$14.49B$4.53B12.283,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.4543 of 5 stars$45.77+0.4%$47.80+4.4%+10.7%$30.29B$13.28B14.2118,616Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNMIHNMI3.3038 of 5 stars$39.35+0.1%$42.33+7.6%-0.1%$3.05B$650.97M8.35234Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.8617 of 5 stars$137.29-0.6%$145.77+6.2%+32.2%$9.19B$3.97B12.995,903Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EQHEquitable4.2835 of 5 stars$53.27+0.1%$64.90+21.8%+37.6%$15.95B$12.44B42.968,000Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.5965 of 5 stars$16.710.0%$18.64+11.6%+19.9%$5.99B$2.57B13.054,280Positive NewsFNFFidelity National Financial4.7261 of 5 stars$59.94+0.5%$71.20+18.8%+2.0%$16.27B$13.68B15.2123,533Positive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.8434 of 5 stars$27.81+0.5%$26.67-4.1%+15.5%$6.42B$1.21B9.12680News CoveragePositive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.7728 of 5 stars$109.78+1.0%$122.08+11.2%-7.7%$38.60B$68.05B24.3438,196Positive NewsRDNRadian Group3.3987 of 5 stars$34.85+0.5%$37.00+6.2%+2.6%$4.72B$1.29B8.781,400News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Alternatives Fifth Third Bancorp Alternatives NMI Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Equitable Alternatives F.N.B. 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