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After finishing at $56.77 in the prior trading day, Essent Group Ltd (NYSE: ESNT) closed at $56.0, down -1.36%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.26 million shares were traded. ESNT stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $55.8.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ESNT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 01 ’25 when Gibbons Mary Lourdes sold 240 shares for $62.00 per share. The transaction valued at 14,880 led to the insider holds 250,783 shares of the business.
Gibbons Mary Lourdes sold 1,999 shares of ESNT for $119,940 on Jun 23 ’25. The SVP and Chief Legal Officer now owns 251,023 shares after completing the transaction at $60.00 per share. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, WEINSTOCK DAVID B, who serves as the SVP and CFO of the company, sold 2,500 shares for $58.79 each. As a result, the insider received 146,975 and left with 27,365 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 5678512128 and an Enterprise Value of 5907394048. As of this moment, Essent’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.681 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.637.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESNT is 0.82, which has changed by -0.06401473 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1116153 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESNT has reached a high of $65.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.77%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.02%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 636.83K shares per day over the past 3-months and 803250 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 102.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.00M. Insiders hold about 3.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.63% stake in the company. Shares short for ESNT as of 1749772800 were 2145005 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1747267200 on 1638214. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2145005 and a Short% of Float of 2.5999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ESNT’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.15, compared to 1.18 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020257177The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.81.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.74, with high estimates of $1.79 and low estimates of $1.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.05 and $6.72 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.89. EPS for the following year is $7.31, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $7.98 and $7.03.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $317.65M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $322.24M to a low estimate of $313.8M. As of the current estimate, Essent Group Ltd’s year-ago sales were $312.94MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $322.97M. There is a high estimate of $329.41M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $318.8M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.36B and the low estimate is $1.31B.
