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Essent Group Ltd.

Financial Services · Insurance - Specialty

$67.02

Down-$0.58 (-0.86%)

Updated Nov 1, 2026, 11:16 PM

SID Score

7.9/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
6.23B
P/E ratio
9.18
Dividend yield
1.85%
52-week range
$55.34 – $70.37
Volume
935.77K
Avg. volume
644.93K

Price performance · ESNT

ESNT price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 30, 2026

ESNT closed at $67.02 after 20 trading sessions, up 9.71% for the selected period.

Last close
$67.02
Period change
+9.71%
Period low
$61.09
Period high
$67.60
Daily close
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ESNT OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 30, 2026$67.36$67.51$65.99$67.02935.77K
Oct 29, 2026$66.66$67.70$65.83$67.60843.64K
Oct 28, 2026$65.94$66.295$65.36$65.63899.91K
Oct 27, 2026$66.79$67.28$66.05$66.31536.51K
Oct 26, 2026$66.80$67.765$66.42$66.70563.12K
Oct 23, 2026$65.85$68.76$65.25$66.801.51M
Oct 22, 2026$64.62$67.40$64.42$65.701.06M
Oct 21, 2026$66.19$66.565$63.75$64.02954.95K
Oct 20, 2026$65.64$66.31$65.07$65.84766.36K
Oct 19, 2026$64.11$65.10$64.11$65.06666.23K
Oct 16, 2026$63.84$64.81$63.84$64.70499.02K
Oct 15, 2026$63.96$64.38$63.24$63.76609.09K
Oct 14, 2026$61.69$62.95$60.93$62.85952.84K
Oct 13, 2026$62.39$62.52$61.36$62.04691.33K
Oct 12, 2026$61.84$62.535$61.435$61.68542.25K
Oct 9, 2026$63.00$63.1699$62.44$62.49559.77K
Oct 8, 2026$61.73$63.63$61.73$63.59834.74K
Oct 7, 2026$61.41$62.20$61.41$61.90826.15K
Oct 6, 2026$61.23$62.02$60.88$61.89633.87K
Oct 5, 2026$60.15$61.665$60.0859$61.091.01M

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ESNT research

Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

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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Analyst outlook

Consensus and target data currently published for this company.

Consensus
Buy
Average target
$62.00
Implied upside
—
Analysts
14
ESNT recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 30, 2026B of A SecuritiesNeutral—
Oct 12, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Oct 5, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight—
Aug 10, 2026RBC CapitalSector Perform—
Aug 10, 2026Roth CapitalBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 30, 2026

BofA cuts mortgage insurer ratings, citing regulatory overhang; stocks drop

Investing.com -- Shares of private mortgage insurers retreated in Friday trading after BofA Securities downgraded several prominent lenders in the space, citing emerging regulatory headwinds that threaten to cap equity multiples. Enact Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ACT) fell 1.8%, NMI Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:NMIH) slipped 1.5%, and Essent Group Ltd (NYSE:ESNT) dropped 1.1% following the broad sector reassessment.

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