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Essent Group

57.57 USD
-1.56
2.64%
At close May 21, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
57.94
+0.37
0.64%
1 day
-2.64%
5 days
-1.89%
1 month
7.19%
3 months
2.49%
6 months
2.93%
Year to date
5.67%
1 year
2.26%
5 years
85.83%
10 years
123.40%
 

About: Essent Group Ltd serves the housing finance industry by providing private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, risk management products, title insurance, and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors to support homeownership. It provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners.

Employees: 555

0
Funds holding %
of 7,245 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

950% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.94M | Put options by funds: $185K

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 65 | Existing positions closed: 39

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 307 [Q4 2024] → 326 (+19) [Q1 2025]

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.41B [Q4 2024] → $5.6B (+$196M) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q4 2024] → 4 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.51% [Q4 2024] → 93.43% (-0.07%) [Q1 2025]

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 113

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$60
4%
upside
Avg. target
$63
9%
upside
High target
$65
13%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Bose George
13%upside
$65
Outperform
Maintained
8 Apr 2025
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
4%upside
$60
Overweight
Upgraded
8 Apr 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about ESNT published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 9, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Phil Stefano - Investor Relations Mark Casale - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer David Weinstock - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Rick Shane - JP Morgan Terry Ma - Barclays Bose George - KBW Mihir Bhatia - Bank of America Geoffrey Dunn - Dowling & Partners Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by.
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Essent Group (ESNT) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Essent Group (ESNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.70 per share a year ago.
Essent Group (ESNT) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Essent Group Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essent Group Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend.
Essent Group Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividend
Neutral
Benzinga
1 week ago
Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Essent Group Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings
Essent Group Ltd. ESNT will release earnings results for the first quarter, before the opening bell on Friday, May 9.
Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Essent Group Expectations Ahead Of Q1 Earnings
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Earnings Preview: Essent Group (ESNT) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
Essent Group (ESNT) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Earnings Preview: Essent Group (ESNT) Q1 Earnings Expected to Decline
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Essent Group Ltd. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for May 9, 2025
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essent Group Ltd. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for May 9, 2025.
Essent Group Ltd. Schedules First Quarter Earnings Conference Call for May 9, 2025
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
54 Upcoming Dividend Increases, Including A King
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54 Upcoming Dividend Increases, Including A King
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
5 Stocks to Watch on Their Recent Dividend Hikes
Investors may keep a tab on stocks like ESNT, MGA, BCS, RLI and PHIN, which have lately hiked their dividend payments.
5 Stocks to Watch on Their Recent Dividend Hikes
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 14, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Phil Stefano - Investor Relations Mark Casale - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Weinstock - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Bose George - KBW Terry Ma - Barclays Rick Shane - JP Morgan Doug Harter - UBS Geoff Dunn - Dowling & Partners Eric Hagen - BTIG Operator Thank you for standing by.
Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Essent Group (ESNT) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Essent Group (ESNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.58 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.64 per share a year ago.
Essent Group (ESNT) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
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