Essent Group (ESNT) Expected to Release Earnings on Friday

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, November 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.85 per share and revenue of $344.17 million for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $362.69 million during the quarter. Essent Group had a return on equity of 11.91% and a net margin of 51.45%. On average, analysts expect Essent Group to post $7.58 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7.77 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Essent Group Trading Down 0.8%

Essent Group stock opened at $67.67 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $65.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $63.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a market cap of $6.08 billion, a PE ratio of 9.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.71. Essent Group has a 52 week low of $55.34 and a 52 week high of $70.37.

Essent Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st were issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 31st. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Essent Group’s payout ratio is 19.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Mark Casale sold 21,607 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.07, for a total transaction of $1,514,002.49. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,039,691 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $142,921,148.37. This represents a 1.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.70, for a total transaction of $174,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,154 shares in the company, valued at $2,101,733.80. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 70,146 shares of company stock worth $4,900,365. 3.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ESNT shares. Bank of America downgraded Essent Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $78.00 to $68.00 in a research report on Friday, October 30th. BTIG Research began coverage on Essent Group in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Roth Capital upped their price objective on shares of Essent Group from $65.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Essent Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 22nd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Essent Group from $65.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $70.75.

Essent Group Company Profile

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-based holding company that provides private mortgage insurance and related risk-management services in the United States. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company helps protect mortgage lenders and investors against losses when borrowers default on residential mortgage loans.

Its principal business is mortgage insurance for low-down-payment conventional residential mortgages, enabling qualified borrowers to obtain home financing with less than a 20% down payment.