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The closing price of Essent Group Ltd (NYSE: ESNT) was $61.32 for the day, down -0.39% from the previous closing price of $61.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. ESNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.955.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ESNT’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
On April 08, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $60.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $69 to $58.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 18 ’25 when Bhasin Vijay sold 11,479 shares for $65.00 per share. The transaction valued at 746,135 led to the insider holds 196,922 shares of the business.
Gibbons Mary Lourdes sold 4,000 shares of ESNT for $260,000 on Sep 18 ’25. The SVP and Chief Legal Officer now owns 243,023 shares after completing the transaction at $65.00 per share. On Sep 18 ’25, another insider, Bhasin Vijay, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,479 shares for $65.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ESNT now has a Market Capitalization of 6042089984 and an Enterprise Value of 5861571072. As of this moment, Essent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.622 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.644.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESNT is 0.91, which has changed by -0.02294457 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17904854 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESNT has reached a high of $65.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.34%.
Shares Statistics:
ESNT traded an average of 692.08K shares per day over the past three months and 664010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 99.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.26M. Insiders hold about 3.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.32% stake in the company. Shares short for ESNT as of 1757894400 were 2081215 with a Short Ratio of 3.01, compared to 1755216000 on 1526540. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2081215 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.18, ESNT has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.21. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01916829. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.83.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) is a result of the insights provided by 7.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.76, with high estimates of $1.84 and low estimates of $1.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.28 and $7.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.15. EPS for the following year is $7.36, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.74 and $7.09.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $328.09M to a low estimate of $297.6M. As of. The current estimate, Essent Group Ltd’s year-ago sales were $316.58MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $319.98M. There is a high estimate of $330.26M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $301.5M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.34B and the low estimate is $1.24B.
