FY2025 EPS Estimates for Essent Group Lifted by Roth Capital

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) – Roth Capital boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Essent Group in a report released on Monday, August 11th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.00 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.85. The consensus estimate for Essent Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.88 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Essent Group’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.40 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on ESNT. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered Essent Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Essent Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Essent Group from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Essent Group in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Compass Point restated a “buy” rating on shares of Essent Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.67.

Essent Group Stock Performance

Shares of ESNT opened at $62.75 on Wednesday. Essent Group has a 52 week low of $51.61 and a 52 week high of $65.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.24. The company has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, a PE ratio of 9.16, a PEG ratio of 8.77 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.42.

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.68 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $319.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $317.46 million. Essent Group had a return on equity of 12.66% and a net margin of 56.36%. Essent Group’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.91 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Essent Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESNT. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Essent Group by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,399,228 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $311,638,000 after purchasing an additional 230,553 shares during the last quarter. Polar Capital Holdings Plc increased its position in Essent Group by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. Polar Capital Holdings Plc now owns 2,700,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $146,988,000 after buying an additional 350,000 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Essent Group by 10.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 2,370,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $129,049,000 after buying an additional 221,950 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Essent Group by 29.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,966,171 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $107,038,000 after buying an additional 445,012 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Essent Group by 43.2% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,709,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $93,040,000 after acquiring an additional 515,171 shares during the period. 93.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mary Lourdes Gibbons sold 1,999 shares of Essent Group stock in a transaction on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.00, for a total value of $119,940.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 251,023 shares in the company, valued at $15,061,380. This trade represents a 0.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO David B. Weinstock sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.79, for a total transaction of $146,975.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 27,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,608,788.35. This represents a 8.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,739 shares of company stock worth $281,795. Insiders own 2.90% of the company’s stock.

Essent Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Essent Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.10%.

About Essent Group

Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services, as well as risk management products and title insurance and settlement services.