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Essent Group Ltd

ESNT
65.280USD
+0.050+0.08%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
6.36BMarket Cap
9.40P/E TTM

Essent Group Ltd

65.280
+0.050+0.08%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Essent Group Ltd

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Essent Group Ltd's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 1 out of 114 in the Insurance industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 69.00.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Essent Group Ltd's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
1 / 114
Overall Ranking
8 / 4521
Industry
Insurance

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Negative

Essent Group Ltd Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Essent Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Essent Guaranty, Inc., offers mortgage insurance. Its Bermuda-based subsidiary, Essent Reinsurance Ltd., is a specialty reinsurer that reinsures the United States (US) mortgage risk and provides underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers. Through its subsidiary, CUW Solutions, LLC, it offers mortgage insurance and provides contract underwriting services on a limited basis. Its business segment includes Mortgage Insurance. The Mortgage Insurance segment offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the US. It also offers other credit risk management solutions, including contract underwriting, to its customers.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 24.19% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 16.43%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 16.43%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 9.40, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 2.33K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
69.000
Target Price
+5.78%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Essent Group Ltd is 9.27, ranking 3 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 311.83M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 1.50%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 6.79%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.27
Change
0

Financials

9.77

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

7.77

Operational Efficiency

10.00

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

8.82

Essent Group Ltd's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Essent Group Ltd is 8.92, ranking 5 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. Its current P/E ratio is 9.40, which is 2.36% below the recent high of 9.62 and 49.54% above the recent low of 4.74.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.92
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 1/114
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of Essent Group Ltd is 6.86, ranking 63 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. The average price target is 66.50, with a high of 71.00 and a low of 64.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.86
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
69.000
Target Price
+5.78%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

60
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Essent Group Ltd
ESNT
7
Travelers Companies Inc
TRV
27
Progressive Corp
PGR
25
Allstate Corp
ALL
24
American International Group Inc
AIG
22
Arch Capital Group Ltd
ACGL
21
1
2
3
...
12

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Essent Group Ltd is 9.35, ranking 20 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 68.22 and the support level at 60.47, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.51
Change
-0.16

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.856
Neutral
RSI(14)
60.494
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
84.388
Overbought
ATR(14)
1.354
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
174.262
Buy
Williams %R
17.792
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
-0.011
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
64.288
Buy
MA10
63.434
Buy
MA20
62.394
Buy
MA50
63.497
Buy
MA100
62.503
Buy
MA200
60.885
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Essent Group Ltd is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 105.77%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.30%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 11.94M shares, representing 12.35% of shares outstanding, with 3.40% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
11.86M
-1.67%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
11.07M
-3.55%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
5.45M
+0.15%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
5.10M
+0.38%
Capital World Investors
5.01M
+0.23%
State Street Investment Management (US)
3.93M
-0.75%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.95M
+0.69%
Nomura Investment Management Business Trust
2.91M
-8.01%
Polar Capital LLP
2.50M
-6.54%
Casale (Mark A)
2.44M
-0.61%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Insurance domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Essent Group Ltd is 9.73, ranking 10 out of 114 in the Insurance industry. The company's beta value is 0.90. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Essent Group Ltd’s latest ESG disclosure leads the Insurance industry, indicating outstanding, compliant performance across environmental management, social responsibility, and governance, which may help mitigate overall risk.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.73
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.90
VaR
+2.51%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+11.94%
240-Day Volatility
+24.64%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.03%
120 days
+3.04%
5 years
+6.35%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.57%
120 days
-5.57%
5 years
-10.40%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.43
120 days
+0.49
5 years
+0.38

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+11.94%
3 years
+18.75%
5 years
+35.09%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+1.31
3 years
+1.20
5 years
+0.13
Skewness
240 days
-0.11
3 years
-0.56
5 years
-0.39

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+24.64%
5 years
+26.45%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.83%
5 years
+1.70%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+71.02%
240 days
+71.02%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.54%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+17.63%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.68%
120 days
+0.69%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+1.79%
60 days
+19.55%
120 days
+21.05%

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