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Essent

US · ESNT #2042 by market cap Listed 1970
61.90 +0.01 +0.02%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 201s ago · 2026-10-08 04:01
Pre-market 62.07 +0.27%
After-hours 61.90 0.00%
Market cap
5.56B
P/B
0.98
EPS
6.90
Reader sentiment Are you bullish or bearish on ESNT?

Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.

Analyst consensus 6 analysts

Buy
Avg price target 73.25 +18.3%
Price target rangecurrent 61.90
Low66.00
Avg73.25
High80.00
Buy 33% Hold 67% Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
DateFirmAnalystRatingTarget
2026-10-05 Barclays -- HOLD 66.00
2026-10-02 BTIG -- HOLD --
2026-09-28 BTIG -- HOLD --
2026-09-25 BTIG -- HOLD --
2026-09-25 KBW -- BUY --
2026-09-24 BTIG -- HOLD --
2026-09-22 BTIG -- HOLD --
2026-08-14 J.P. Morgan -- HOLD 72.00
2026-08-10 Roth MKM -- BUY 80.00
2026-08-10 KBW -- BUY 78.00
2026-08-07 RBC Capital -- HOLD 75.00
2026-07-13 RBC Capital -- HOLD 68.00
2026-07-13 J.P. Morgan -- HOLD 72.00
2026-06-25 KBW -- BUY 74.00
2026-06-03 Roth MKM -- BUY 65.00
2026-06-03 KBW -- BUY 73.00
2026-05-22 RBC Capital -- HOLD 68.00
2026-05-13 J.P. Morgan -- HOLD 65.00
2026-04-20 BofA Securities -- BUY 69.00
2026-04-09 J.P. Morgan -- HOLD 64.00
2026-04-06 Barclays -- HOLD 61.00
2026-03-12 UBS -- HOLD 63.00
2026-02-22 BofA Securities -- BUY 68.00
2026-02-17 Roth MKM -- BUY 75.00
2026-02-17 Barclays -- HOLD 63.00

Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side

Momentum strategy signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Buy

Signals diverge - worth digging into why.

Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.

Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years

✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed

Mixed
1
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
  • 1 upgrade vs 0 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
  • Most recent: KBW moved from Hold to Buy on 2026-06-03.

Recent rating changes

DateFirmChangeTarget
2026-06-03 KBW HOLD → BUY 73.00

Earnings history price reaction on the day

PeriodReport dateSessionOptions expectedActual move
2026/Q2 2026-08-07 -- ±6.70% +4.90% (in line)
2026/Q1 2026-05-08 -- ±7.35% +2.52% (in line)
2025/Q4 2026-02-13 -- ±8.14% -6.43% (in line)
2025/Q3 2025-11-07 -- ±6.34% +0.54% (in line)
2025/Q2 2025-08-08 -- ±8.49% +5.70% (in line)
2025/Q1 2025-05-09 -- ±6.10% -0.32% (in line)
2024/Q4 2025-02-14 -- ±6.26% -2.59% (in line)
2024/Q3 2024-11-01 -- ±11.83% -10.40% (in line)
2024/Q2 2024-08-02 -- ±15.02% -2.12% (in line)
2024/Q1 2024-05-03 -- ±6.11% +0.48% (in line)
2023/Q4 2024-02-09 -- ±5.26% -2.19% (in line)
2023/Q3 2023-11-02 -- -- +0.59%

"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.

Quote time 2026-10-08 04:01:01 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.