Essent Group Market Sentiment

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Essent Group Ltd

ESNTNYSE

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$60.22

1.362.31%

Last update: Oct 2, 4:39 PM

$60.22

1.362.31%

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Essent Group Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Essent Group (ESNT): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▼ 4.7% short float

Options Flow▼ 10.50 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

11 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

10.50

More puts — Bearish

2 calls · 21 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$69

+14.6%

Highest Price Target

$80

+32.8%

Roth Capital

Lowest Price Target

$60

-0.4%

Goldman Sachs

Short Interest

4.7%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 10, 2026	Roth Capital	Harry Fong—	+32.8%	$65 → $80	Maintained	Buy
Aug 10, 2026	RBC Capital	Rowland Mayor—	+24.5%	$68 → $75	Maintained	Sector Perform
Aug 10, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+29.5%	$74 → $78	Maintained	Outperform
Aug 10, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+7.9%	$62 → $65	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 13, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+19.6%	$65 → $72	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 25, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+22.9%	$73 → $74	Maintained	Outperform
Jun 4, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+21.2%	$73 → $73	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
May 22, 2026	RBC Capital	Rowland Mayor—	+12.9%	$68	Initiate	Sector Perform
May 11, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+3.0%	$61 → $62	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+6.3%	$65 → $64	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 6, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+1.3%	$63 → $61	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 12, 2026	UBS	Douglas Harter—	+4.6%	$65 → $63	Maintained	Neutral
Feb 17, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+4.6%	$65 → $63	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jan 12, 2026	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+9.6%	$65 → $66	Maintained	Neutral
Jan 6, 2026	Barclays	Terry Ma—	+7.9%	$66 → $65	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jan 2, 2026	Roth Capital	Harry Fong—	+24.5%	$70 → $75	Maintained	Buy
Dec 18, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+21.2%	$71 → $73	Maintained	Market Perform
Nov 24, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+17.9%	$67 → $71	Maintained	Market Perform
Oct 7, 2025	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	+7.9%	$66 → $65	Downgrade	Overweight→Neutral
Oct 6, 2025	Barclays	Terence Malone—	+9.6%	$59 → $66	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 8, 2025	Barclays	Terence Malone—	-2.0%	$58 → $59	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 7, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+11.3%	$65 → $67	Downgrade	Outperform→Market Perform
May 23, 2025	Compass Point	Giuliano Bologna—	+14.6%	$62 → $69	Maintained	Buy
Apr 8, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+7.9%	$71 → $65	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 8, 2025	JP Morgan	Richard Shane—	-0.4%	$60 → $60	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight