ESSENT GROUP ($ESNT) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Friday, May 8th. The company reported earnings of $1.82 per share, beating estimates of $1.72 by $0.10. The company also reported revenue of $336,070,000, beating estimates of $313,402,140 by $22,667,860.
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ESSENT GROUP Insider Trading Activity
ESSENT GROUP insiders have traded $ESNT stock on the open market 7 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ESNT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MARY LOURDES GIBBONS (SVP and Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 17,102 shares for an estimated $1,103,452.
- MARK CASALE (Chairman, CEO and President) sold 13,064 shares for an estimated $849,813
- ADITYA DUTT sold 3,250 shares for an estimated $199,842
- ROY JAMES KASMAR sold 3,250 shares for an estimated $199,680
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ESSENT GROUP Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 157 institutional investors add shares of ESSENT GROUP stock to their portfolio, and 204 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 2,911,389 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $189,269,398
- NORGES BANK added 1,147,406 shares (+92.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $74,592,864
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS removed 863,827 shares (-70.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $56,157,393
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 678,223 shares (-76.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,091,277
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 567,103 shares (+43.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,867,366
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 564,549 shares (+57.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,701,330
- ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH added 472,105 shares (+1760.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $30,691,546
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ESSENT GROUP Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ESNT recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $ESNT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $64.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Richard Shane from JP Morgan set a target price of $64.0 on 04/09/2026
- Terry Ma from Barclays set a target price of $61.0 on 04/06/2026
- Douglas Harter from UBS set a target price of $63.0 on 03/12/2026
- Harry Fong from Roth Capital set a target price of $75.0 on 01/02/2026
- Bose George from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $73.0 on 12/18/2025
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