Essent Group Ltd.

ESNT·NYSE·Financial Services
Compare
69.34+1.63 (+2.41%)today
At close: Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
After hours69.340.00 (0.00%)Nov 4, 4:01 PM EST

Prices may be delayed up to 15 min. Not investment advice. News volume: articles in the 4Search index each day.

Key statistics

Previous close67.71
Open68.99
Day range68.0169.74
52-week range55.3470.37
Off day high−0.57%
Off 52-week high−1.46%
Volume839.77K
Avg. volume (3M)754.24K
Market cap6.23B
EPS (TTM)7.17
Forward P/E8.77
P/E ratio (TTM)9.67
Dividend yield2.07% (1.40)
Beta (5Y)0.76
Shares outstanding89.88M
Short interest6.24% of float
Earnings dateNov 6, 2026
Analyst target72.13
Profit margin51.45%

Against its peers

Compare in full ›
ESNT NMIH AGO FAF ACT RDN
Market cap 6.23B 3.31B 3.19B 6.91B 6.63B 4.84B
P/E (TTM) 9.7 8.7 9.7 9.5 10.2 9.0
Forward P/E 8.8 8.0 10.3 9.9 9.6 7.0
Price/book 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.2 1.0
Dividend yield 2.07% — 2.10% 3.76% 1.99% 2.85%
1-year change +10.28% +17.59% −12.98% +4.02% +32.20% +5.38%
Today +2.41% +1.50% +1.71% +4.16% +1.56% +2.01%

The closest companies by business and industry (Insurance - Specialty). Prices may be delayed up to 15 min.

Related companies

Compare ›

The businesses closest to Essent's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
NMI Holdings, Inc.NMIH · Insurance - Specialty 3.31B 43.96 +1.50%
Assured Guaranty Ltd.AGO · Insurance - Specialty 3.19B 72.51 +1.71%
First American Financial CorporationFAF · Insurance - Specialty 6.91B 67.67 +4.16%
Enact Holdings, Inc.ACT · Insurance - Specialty 6.63B 48.24 +1.56%
Radian Group Inc.RDN · Insurance - Specialty 4.84B 36.56 +2.01%
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.FNF · Insurance - SpecialtyOdds 11.61B 43.28 +4.57%
MGIC Investment CorporationMTG · Insurance - Specialty 5.98B 29.13 +1.71%
Investors Title CompanyITIC · Insurance - Specialty 507.66M 268.89 +0.68%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Essent's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
NMI Holdings, Inc.NMIH · Correlation 0.88 3.31B 43.96 +1.50%
MGIC Investment CorporationMTG · Correlation 0.86 5.98B 29.13 +1.71%
Enact Holdings, Inc.ACT · Correlation 0.78 6.63B 48.24 +1.56%
Radian Group Inc.RDN · Correlation 0.76 4.84B 36.56 +2.01%
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.FNF · Correlation 0.52Odds 11.61B 43.28 +4.57%
First American Financial CorporationFAF · Correlation 0.47 6.91B 67.67 +4.16%
Everest Group, Ltd.EG · Correlation 0.45 15.61B 421.30 +2.61%
Investors Title CompanyITIC · Correlation 0.43 507.66M 268.89 +0.68%

What visitors to Essent's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
NMI Holdings IncNMIH 3.31B 43.96 +1.50%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.HLI 10.69B 154.06 +4.99%
Evercore Inc.EVROdds 11.96B 311.03 +4.65%
Fox Factory Holding Corp.FOXF 730.08M 17.37 +7.42%
Radian Group Inc.RDN 4.84B 36.56 +2.01%

From the 4SEARCH.business instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

Latest news

All ESNT news ›
The Globe and Mail·Negative

RBC Capital Remains a Hold on Essent Group (ESNT)

In a report released on October 12, Rowland Mayor from RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on Essent Group, with a price target of $75.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $61.68. According to TipRanks, Mayor is a 4-star analyst…

ESNTJEFEQT
@insidermonkey·

Essent Group (ESNT): Good Investment or Just a Cheap One?

Essent grows while its closest rival shrinks, yet earns less on shareholders’ money and offers no discount to assets. Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) closed at $62.04 on October 13. The stock has returned 6.80% during the last six months,…

ESNTJPM
Bernews·

AM Best Affirms Credit Ratings Of Essent Group

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A [Excellent] and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” [Excellent] of the operating subsidiaries of Essent Group Ltd., which are Essent Guaranty, Inc. [domiciled in Radnor, PA]…

ESNT
Investor's Business Daily·

Fed's Rate Vote Weighs Differently On Western Alliance, Essent

IBD’s two Sector Leaders pulled back from highs over the past several sessions as investors locked in some profit after the stock’s big, recent runs. Investors.com will undergo scheduled maintenance from 10:00 PM ET to 2:00 AM ET and some…

From the 4Search news index, newest first.

In the news

15mentions in 30 days
9with it in the headline
Positivesentiment

Mentioned with

Essent Group14Essent Group Ltd.12JPMorgan Chase & CO12Jefferies Financial Group8Digital Look6Essentra5London Stock Exchange5Peel Hunt Abcellera Biologics5

People in the coverage

Danessa Lincoln12Lamb Weston12Benzinga11Mitch Edgeman11Essentra7Kim Johansen7

Themes

Reiterated Rating8Equities7Jefferies Financial Group Inc.7Analysis6Essentra4Jefferies4Buy Rating3Energy3

Most coverage from

  1. themarketsdaily.com7
  2. investors.com2
  3. bernews.com1
  4. insidermonkey.com1
  5. marketscreener.com1

Finance and business coverage in the 4SEARCH.business news index: articles that name it in the headline, or in the text beside its ticker. Sentiment is the index's own reading of the latest 15 articles, not a forecast.

Market data is provided for information only and comes from free public sources. Prices may be delayed up to 15 minutes; data may be incomplete or inaccurate. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. News and coverage analytics are drawn from the 4SEARCH.business index. Terms of use. How to use Finance