After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Specialty industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Essent Group Ltd is $6.20B. A total of 0.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 704.42K shares.
In the most recent transaction, WEINSTOCK DAVID B sold 2,500 shares of ESNT for 58.79 per share on Jun 16 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP and CFO now owns 27,365 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 16 ’25, WEINSTOCK DAVID B bought 2,500 shares at 58.79 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, KASMAR ROY JAMES disposed of 3,235 shares on May 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $58.82. This resulted in the Director holding 23,905 shares of ESNT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, KASMAR ROY JAMES bought 3,235 shares at $59.47 per share on May 15 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Essent Group Ltd pays an annual dividend of $1.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.93%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.95.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ESNT has a high of $65.33 and a low of $51.61.
As of this writing, ESNT has an earnings estimate of $1.72 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.75 per share and a lower estimate of $1.67.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. ESNT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $5.04B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $55.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.24B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ESNT is Buy with a score of 4.22.
