ESNT · Essent Group Ltd.
$65.75
+1.52% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28
Market cap
$6B
Enterprise value
$6B
Trailing P/E
9.4
Forward P/E
8.7
Dividend yield
2.0%
Beta
0.76
Avg volume
1M
Employees
1K
2D change
—
5D change
3.03%
10D change
-0.51%
30D change
3.69%
60D change
15.35%
MTD change
2.87%
YTD change
3.34%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — ESNT
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-13
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
JP Morgan
Neutral$72.00
+9.5% vs priceRBC Capital
Sector Perform$68.00
+3.4% vs priceBarclays
Equal-Weight$62.00
-5.7% vs priceUBS
Neutral$63.00
-4.2% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $65.00 → $72.00 |
| 2026-06-25 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Outperform | $73.00 → $74.00 |
| 2026-06-04 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | $73.00 |
| 2026-05-22 | RBC Capital | Initiates | Sector Perform | $0.00 → $68.00 |
| 2026-05-11 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $61.00 → $62.00 |
| 2026-04-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $65.00 → $64.00 |
| 2026-04-06 | Barclays | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $63.00 → $61.00 |
| 2026-03-12 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | $65.00 → $63.00 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28
- RSI (14): RSI is 66 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 9.5% above the 50-day MA ($61.54).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 10.3% above the 200-day MA ($61.08).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.01) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($67.38).
ESNT Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Essent Group Ltd.
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mortgage Insurance and Reinsurance. The company's mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. It also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers; and contract underwriting services, as well as credit risk management products. In addition, the company offers title insurance and settlement services; and title insurance underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Essent Group Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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