DOWLING & PARTN Forecasts Radian Group FY2026 Earnings

Radian Group Inc. (NYSE:RDN) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for Radian Group in a report released on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn expects that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $4.75 for the year. The consensus estimate for Radian Group’s current full-year earnings is $5.23 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Radian Group’s FY2027 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.05 EPS.

RDN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Radian Group from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Radian Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Radian Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America raised shares of Radian Group from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $35.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Radian Group from $41.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $42.67.

Radian Group Stock Down 1.3%

RDN stock opened at $35.26 on Thursday. Radian Group has a twelve month low of $31.50 and a twelve month high of $38.84. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company has a market capitalization of $4.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.68, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.76. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.74.

Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The insurance provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.10. Radian Group had a net margin of 40.50% and a return on equity of 13.57%. The business had revenue of $466.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $377.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 46.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Radian Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 2nd will be issued a $0.255 dividend. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 2nd. Radian Group’s payout ratio is currently 25.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Radian Group news, Director Noel Joseph Spiegel sold 4,834 shares of Radian Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.19, for a total value of $174,942.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $724,089.52. The trade was a 19.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Chairman Howard Bernard Culang sold 5,000 shares of Radian Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.20, for a total transaction of $181,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 11,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $422,164.40. This represents a 30.01% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 69,834 shares of company stock valued at $2,545,942 over the last 90 days. 2.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Radian Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RDN. Summit Global Investments bought a new stake in shares of Radian Group during the third quarter valued at about $1,213,000. Compass Rose Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Radian Group during the third quarter valued at about $9,960,000. Alps Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Radian Group by 57.3% during the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 571,588 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $20,703,000 after purchasing an additional 208,181 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Radian Group by 10.7% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,454,087 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $52,667,000 after purchasing an additional 140,003 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Radian Group by 4.4% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,019,483 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $145,586,000 after purchasing an additional 171,049 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.33% of the company’s stock.

Radian Group Company Profile

Radian Group Inc (NYSE:RDN) is a leading provider of private mortgage insurance and related risk management solutions in the United States. Through its primary subsidiary, Radian Guaranty Inc, the company underwrites borrower-paid and lender-paid mortgage insurance that protects lenders and investors from potential losses arising from borrower defaults. Radian’s core business focuses on supporting residential mortgage originations and servicing by offering capital-efficient credit protection and credit risk transfer strategies.

Beyond mortgage insurance, Radian offers an array of real estate transaction services under its Radian Title division.