SeekingAlpha · Sep 22, 2026
Essent Group: Stable Core Business, But Rising Risks Limit Upside
Essent Group maintains a stable mortgage insurance core, strong capital, and active share buybacks, but faces risks. Click here to read more on ESNT.
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NYSE · ESNT
Essent Group Ltd.
Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty
$63.44
Down-$0.50 (-0.79%)
Updated Sep 29, 2026, 7:10 PM
SID Score
5.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 6.23B
- P/E ratio
- 9.18
- Dividend yield
- 1.95%
- 52-week range
- $55.34 – $70.37
- Volume
- 558.3K
- Avg. volume
- 644.93K
Price performance · ESNT
ESNT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Sep 28, 2026
ESNT closed at $63.44 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.10% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $63.44
- Period change
- -6.10%
- Period low
- $63.44
- Period high
- $69.63
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $63.55 | $63.85 | $63.15 | $63.44 | 558.3K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $64.28 | $64.34 | $63.225 | $63.73 | 771.32K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $65.53 | $66.01 | $64.13 | $64.26 | 886.06K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $65.31 | $66.29 | $65.22 | $65.45 | 758.27K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $66.68 | $67.17 | $65.69 | $65.70 | 1.2M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $67.59 | $68.05 | $66.455 | $66.47 | 626.46K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $66.66 | $67.38 | $66.65 | $67.19 | 2.33M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $68.00 | $68.47 | $67.315 | $67.50 | 669.75K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $67.95 | $68.68 | $67.16 | $67.82 | 826.61K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $68.29 | $68.95 | $66.22 | $68.21 | 1.14M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $68.73 | $69.19 | $68.19 | $68.80 | 554.07K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $69.05 | $69.05 | $67.92 | $68.18 | 579.95K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $68.78 | $68.78 | $67.50 | $68.34 | 528.55K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $68.38 | $68.72 | $67.875 | $68.57 | 472.07K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $68.76 | $69.0688 | $68.255 | $68.44 | 453.43K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $69.44 | $69.44 | $68.71 | $69.18 | 897.6K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $69.59 | $70.065 | $69.165 | $69.63 | 626.78K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $68.52 | $69.475 | $68.06 | $68.97 | 565.12K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $67.79 | $68.6259 | $67.79 | $68.09 | 533.88K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $68.15 | $68.61 | $66.65 | $67.56 | 670.83K |
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Company profile
Essent Group Ltd serves the housing finance industry by providing private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, risk management products, title insurance, and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors to support homeownership. It provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $62.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 14
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Roth Capital | Buy | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026
Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Berkshire Hathaway, Travelers Companies, Hanover Insurance, First American Financial and Essent
Berkshire Hathaway, Travelers and three other P&C insurers are supported by disciplined underwriting, investment income and technology adoption.
Yahoo · Sep 21, 2026
5 Stocks to Buy From the Prosperous P&C Insurance Industry
Zacks Property and Casualty Insurance players like BRK.B, TRV, THG, FAF and ESNT are likely to benefit from digitalization, interest rate rise and higher policy renewal rate.
Yahoo · Sep 21, 2026
Essent Group (ESNT) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
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