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Essent Group (ESNT) Stock Forecast & Price Target
ESNT Analyst Ratings
ESNT Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$72.17▲(5.75% Upside)Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts
| Price Target | Follow | Article | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihir Bhatia | Bank of America Securities | $78→$68 | hold | -0.35%Downside | Downgraded | 11/01/26 | ||
| Richard Shane | J.P. Morgan | $72→$66 | hold | -3.28%Downside | Reiterated | 10/12/26 | ||
| Rowland Mayor | RBC Capital | $75 | hold | 9.91%Upside | Reiterated | 10/12/26 | ||
| Bose George | KBW | $78 | buy | 14.30%Upside | Reiterated | 10/07/26 | ||
| Terry Ma | Barclays | $65→$66 | hold | -3.28%Downside | Reiterated | 10/05/26 | ||
| Douglas Harter | BTIG | ― | hold | ― | Initiated | 10/02/26 | ||
| Harry Fong | Roth MKM | $65→$80 | buy | 17.23%Upside | Reiterated | 08/10/26 | ||
| Ryan Nash | Goldman Sachs | $67→$70 | hold | 2.58%Upside | Reiterated | 01/06/26 |
| Price Target | Follow | Article | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihir Bhatia | 11/01/26 | $78→$68 | hold | -0.35%Downside | Downgraded | Bank of America Securities | ||
| Richard Shane | 10/12/26 | $72→$66 | hold | -3.28%Downside | Reiterated | J.P. Morgan | ||
| Rowland Mayor | 10/12/26 | $75 | hold | 9.91%Upside | Reiterated | RBC Capital | ||
| Bose George | 10/07/26 | $78 | buy | 14.30%Upside | Reiterated | KBW | ||
| Terry Ma | 10/05/26 | $65→$66 | hold | -3.28%Downside | Reiterated | Barclays | ||
| Douglas Harter | 10/02/26 | ― | hold | ― | Initiated | BTIG | ||
| Harry Fong | 08/10/26 | $65→$80 | buy | 17.23%Upside | Reiterated | Roth MKM | ||
| Ryan Nash | 01/06/26 | $67→$70 | hold | 2.58%Upside | Reiterated | Goldman Sachs |
Best Analysts Covering Essent Group
Copying Bose George's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 70.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +3.17% per trade.
Copying Harry Fong's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 100.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +12.78% per trade.
Copying Harry Fong's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 91.67% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +17.12% per trade.
ESNT Analyst Recommendation Trends
| Rating | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Hold | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
In the current month, ESNT has received 2 Buy Ratings, 6 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. ESNT average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 72.17.
ESNT Financial Forecast
ESNT Earnings Forecast
Next quarter’s earnings estimate for ESNT is $1.85 with a range of $1.76 to $1.94. The previous quarter’s EPS was $2.08. Its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 81.82% of the time in the past 12 months.
ESNT Sales Forecast
Next quarter’s sales forecast for ESNT is $344.17M with a range of $263.70M to $378.07M. The previous quarter’s sales results were $356.13M. Its overall industry beat sales estimates 93.33% of the time in the past 12 months.
