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Essent Group Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:ESNT | Benzinga
Essent Group Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Essent Group Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
JP Morgan
RBC Capital
Barclays
Goldman Sachs
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Essent Group
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $71 → $65 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $60 → $60 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak77% | $67 → $67 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $72 → $71 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $75 → $72 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Terence Malone53% | $69 → $58 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $73 → $75 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $67 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash79% | $68 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak77% | $73 → $67 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $68 → $67 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Terence Malone53% | $72 → $69 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Terence Malone53% | $64 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $63 → $68 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | BTIG | Mark Palmer63% | $61 → $64 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak77% | $61 → $67 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $62 → $63 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $65 → $70 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Terence Malone53% | $63 → $64 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $61 → $62 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Douglas Harter68% | $57 → $58 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak77% | $64 → $61 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $62 → $64 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $58 → $61 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Scott Heleniak77% | $56 → $58 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Douglas Harter68% | → $54 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Terence Malone53% | → $60 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | → $59 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash79% | $50 → $56 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $55 → $58 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $51 → $59 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | BTIG | Mark Palmer63% | $50 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | → $50 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $49 → $51 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Bose George73% | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $50 → $48 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Mark Devries43% | $54 → $43 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2023 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash79% | → $44 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2022 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Mark Dwelle82% | $53 → $46 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2022 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Richard Shane74% | $55 → $53 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2022 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Mark Devries43% | $72 → $54 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/04/2022 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Ryan Nash79% | $51 → $43.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Essent Group (ESNT) stock?
The latest price target for Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on April 8, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $65.00 expecting ESNT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 12.19% upside). 20 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Essent Group (ESNT)?
The latest analyst rating for Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Essent Group maintained their outperform rating.
When was the last upgrade for Essent Group (ESNT)?
The last upgrade for Essent Group Ltd happened on April 8, 2025 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $60. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for Essent Group Ltd.
When was the last downgrade for Essent Group (ESNT)?
The last downgrade for Essent Group Ltd happened on January 6, 2025 when Barclays changed their price target from $69 to $58 for Essent Group Ltd.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Essent Group (ESNT)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Essent Group, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Essent Group was filed on April 8, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 8, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Essent Group (ESNT) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Essent Group (ESNT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $71.00 to $65.00. The current price Essent Group (ESNT) is trading at is $57.94, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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