Q3 Earnings Estimate for Essent Group Issued By Roth Capital

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Essent Group in a report released on Monday, August 11th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.66 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.73. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on ESNT. Compass Point reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Essent Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Essent Group in a report on Friday, May 9th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Essent Group from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. DOWLING & PARTN cut Essent Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut Essent Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $63.67.

Essent Group Stock Performance

Shares of ESNT opened at $61.84 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $58.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.47. Essent Group has a one year low of $51.61 and a one year 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 stock has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.03, a P/E/G ratio of 8.76 and a beta of 0.82.

Essent Group Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Essent Group news, Director William Spiegel sold 6,451 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.74, for a total transaction of $404,735.74. Following the transaction, the director owned 26,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,647,050.48. This trade represents a 19.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mary Lourdes Gibbons sold 3,760 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.00, for a total value of $233,120.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 247,023 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,315,426. The trade was a 1.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 14,950 shares of company stock worth $919,651. Corporate insiders own 2.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Essent Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Essent Group by 29.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,371 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $673,000 after acquiring an additional 2,823 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in Essent Group by 27.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 62,778 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,418,000 after acquiring an additional 13,481 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its stake in Essent Group by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 11,109 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $605,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in Essent Group by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 11,012 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $599,000 after acquiring an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Essent Group by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 60,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,299,000 after acquiring an additional 17,500 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.00% of the company’s stock.

Essent Group Company Profile

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.