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In the latest session, Essent Group Ltd (NYSE: ESNT) closed at $62.31 down -2.82% from its previous closing price of $64.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. ESNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.78 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.15.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Essent Group Ltd’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
On July 07, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $67.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on April 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $60.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 18 ’25 when Gibbons Mary Lourdes sold 4,352 shares for $67.00 per share. The transaction valued at 291,584 led to the insider holds 237,896 shares of the business.
Gibbons Mary Lourdes bought 14,610 shares of ESNT for $1,028,824 on Dec 18 ’25. On Nov 14 ’25, another insider, KASMAR ROY JAMES, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,250 shares for $61.44 each. As a result, the insider received 199,680 and left with 23,573 shares of the company.
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 6139638784 and an Enterprise Value of 5786680320. As of this moment, Essent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.58 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.648.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESNT is 0.90, which has changed by 0.13286221 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESNT has reached a high of $67.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.35%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ESNT has traded an average of 601.38K shares per day and 427730 over the past ten days. A total of 97.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 93.24M. Insiders hold about 3.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.11% stake in the company. Shares short for ESNT as of 1767139200 were 1353395 with a Short Ratio of 2.25, compared to 1764288000 on 2080580. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1353395 and a Short% of Float of 1.7399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ESNT is 1.24, from 1.21 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018870868. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.85.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) involves the perspectives of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.73, with high estimates of $1.83 and low estimates of $1.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.11 and $6.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.02. EPS for the following year is $7.33, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.7 and $7.01.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $312.48M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $319.2M to a low estimate of $299.6M. As of. The current estimate, Essent Group Ltd’s year-ago sales were $315.03MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $316.75M. There is a high estimate of $333.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $302.1M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.34B and the low estimate is $1.23B.
