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Ranked #3352 by analyst upside · 2026-11-12
ESNT
Essent Group Ltd.
Financial Services · Market Cap $6B · P/E 8.9x
ANALYST PRICE TARGET
+9.3%
implied upside to consensus target
Current Price $64.82
Consensus Target $70.88
Bull Target $80.0
Bear Target $65.0
Analysts Covering 8
ANALYST CONSENSUS - BUY
Strong Buy
1
Buy
2
Hold
5
Sell
0
52-Week Low $55.34
52-Week High $71.84
YTD Return +2.0%
FUNDAMENTALS
Market Cap $6B
P/E Ratio (TTM) 8.9x
Forward P/E 8.3x
EPS (TTM) $7.32
PEG Ratio N/A
Dividend Yield 2.16%
Revenue (TTM) $1.4B
Profit Margin 49.1%
52-WEEK RANGE
52-Week Low $55.34
52-Week High $71.84
Current Price $64.82
Bear Target $65.0
Bull Target $80.0
● Now $64.82 ● Target $70.88
TRADING DATA
Avg Volume 776K
YTD Return +2.0%
Analyst Count 8
Consensus Buy
Upside to Target +9.3%
Last Updated 2026-11-12

ANALYST SUMMARY

Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) is currently trading at $64.82 with a Wall Street consensus price target of $70.88, implying potential upside of 9.3% over the next 12 months. 8 analysts currently cover ESNT, with a consensus rating of Buy - 38% of analysts rate the stock a Buy or Strong Buy. The most bullish analyst has a price target of $80.0, while the most cautious has a target of $65.0.

ESNT operates in the Financial Services sector with a market capitalisation of $6B. The stock is up 2.0% year-to-date and is currently trading near the upper end of its 52-week range of $55.34 – $71.84.

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RECENT ANALYST CALLS

Upgrade/downgrade history for ESNT, with each firm's 90-day track record across all stocks we track. See full firm rankings →

B of A Securities ↓ Downgrade
Buy → Neutral 2026-10-30 Building track record
JP Morgan - Reiterated
Neutral → Neutral 2026-10-12 43% win rate (7 calls)
Barclays - Reiterated
Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight 2026-10-05 Building track record
Roth Capital - Reiterated
Buy → Buy 2026-08-10 Building track record
RBC Capital - Reiterated
Sector Perform → Sector Perform 2026-08-10 Building track record
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods - Reiterated
Outperform → Outperform 2026-08-10 Building track record
Barclays - Reiterated
Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight 2026-08-10 Building track record
JP Morgan - Reiterated
Neutral → Neutral 2026-07-13 43% win rate (7 calls)
HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

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ANALYST CONVICTION SCORE
44
out of 100
Coverage depth
17/30
Consensus clarity
25/30
Vote unanimity
0/25
Rating stability
2/15

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