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Essent Group

ESNT · NYSE

$65.84+$0.78 (+1.20%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $65.06

About ESNT

Essent Group Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of banking services. The company employs 514 full-time employees The company went IPO on 2013-10-31. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Essent Guaranty, Inc., offers mortgage insurance. Its Bermuda-based subsidiary, Essent Reinsurance Ltd., is a specialty reinsurer that reinsures the United States (US) mortgage risk and provides underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers. Through its subsidiary, CUW Solutions, LLC, it offers mortgage insurance and provides contract underwriting services on a limited basis. Its business segment includes Mortgage Insurance. The Mortgage Insurance segment offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the US. The company also offers other credit risk management solutions, including contract underwriting, to its customers.

Employees
514
Headquarters
Hamilton
Listed
Oct 31, 2013
Sector
Financials
Industry
Financial Services
Website
essentgroup.com

ESNT key statistics

Market cap
5.92B
Price-earnings ratio
9.06
Dividend yield
2.12%
Average volume
837.94K
Volume
766.36K
Open price
$65.64
High today
$66.31
Low today
$65.07
52 Week high
$70.37
52 Week low
$55.34

Essent Group (ESNT) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Essent Group (ESNT) shares are priced at $65.84, giving the company a market cap of 5.92B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.06 and a dividend yield of 2.12%.

Today the stock has traded between $65.07 and $66.31. The current price is 1.2% above the day's low and 0.7% below its high.

Volume so far is 766.36K shares, in line with the average of 837.94K shares a day.

Over the past year Essent Group has ranged from $55.34 to $70.37, and now sits 70% of the way up that range.

Essent Group met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $2.08 per share against an estimate of $1.81.

The average analyst price target is $71.54, 8.7% above the current price, from 6 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

33%of 6 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy33.3%
  • Hold66.7%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 10 analystsAvg $71.54
Low
$40.33
Now
$65.84
High
$84.00

ESNT earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 4 of the last 8 quarters, by 7.9% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.65 per share against an estimate of $1.76
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $1.58 per share against an estimate of $1.68
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.69 per share against an estimate of $1.69
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $1.93 per share against an estimate of $1.75
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $1.67 per share against an estimate of $1.80
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.60 per share against an estimate of $1.77
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.82 per share against an estimate of $1.72
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $2.08 per share against an estimate of $1.81

ESNT news

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call for November 6, 2026

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call for August 7, 2026

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2026 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for May 8, 2026

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2025 Results and Increases Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Schedules Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call for February 13, 2026

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Essent Group Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend

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