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Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Friday, August 2, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=608264)

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 146,900 shares of the financial

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) Hits New 1-Year High at $62.68

Acadian Asset Management LLC cut its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 65.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 43,798 shares of the financial s

Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. cut its stake in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 29.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 267,269 shares of the financial services provid

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 73.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 13,574 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 37,016 shares during the peri

Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 16,423 shares of the financial services provider's stock, v

Inspire Investing LLC trimmed its position in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 72.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,026 shares of the financial services provider's stock aft

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) Reaches New 1-Year High at $60.31

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 86.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,061 shares of the financial services p

LSV Asset Management lowered its position in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 6.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 540,053 shares of the financial

Shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a

Jennison Associates LLC boosted its position in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 94.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 739,688 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an addit

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Essent Group from $61.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday.

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 9.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 318,075 shares of the financial services provider's stock after sel

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 917,600 shares, a growth of 11.1% from the May 31st total of 825,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 478,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are sold short.

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,477,434 shares of the financial servi

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lessened its stake in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 12.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 575,140 shares of the financial services provi

Shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the seven research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have i

True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,871 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $837,000.

First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 31.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 650,270 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acq

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 10.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 330,156 shares of the financial services provider's stock aft

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 719,100 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the April 30th total of 621,900 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 508,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 45.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,077 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional

Norges Bank bought a new position in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,150,516 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approx

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lowered its position in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 38.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,912 shares of the financial services pro

UBS Group upped their target price on Essent Group from $57.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday.

Fairman Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 117,472 shares of the financial services provider's stock, v

NFC Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 56,420 shares of the financial services provi

Boston Partners reduced its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 868,824 shares of the financial services provi

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,496,741 shares of the financial services

Swiss National Bank trimmed its stake in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 10.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 210,891 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 24,900 s

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2024 EPS estimates for Essent Group in a report released on Tuesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up

Russell Investments Group Ltd. decreased its stake in Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 8.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 146,497 shares of the financial services provider's stock after

Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Essent Group from $64.00 to $61.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday.

LSV Asset Management lessened its stake in shares of Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT - Free Report) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 575,553 shares of the financial ser

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The financial services provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.14. Essent Group had a net margin of 62.75% and a return on equity of 14.44%. The firm had revenue of $298.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $298.69 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.59 EPS. Essent Group's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be given a dividend of 0.28 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, June 10th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 31st.