Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
NYSE: ESNT · Real-Time Price · USD
56.17
+0.08 (0.14%)
Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Essent Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Essent Group stock have an average target of 62.57, with a low estimate of 58 and a high estimate of 71. The average target predicts an increase of 11.39% from the current stock price of 56.17.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $58 $62.57 $60 $71
Change +3.26% +11.39% +6.82% +26.40%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Essent Group stock from 7 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25
Strong Buy 111111
Buy 433322
Hold 323344
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 867777

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Reiterates
$67
Buy Reiterates $67 +19.28% Feb 18, 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Buy
Maintains
$72$71
Buy Maintains $72$71 +26.40% Feb 18, 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Buy
Maintains
$75$72
Buy Maintains $75$72 +28.18% Jan 8, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Downgrades
$69$58
Hold Downgrades $69$58 +3.26% Jan 6, 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Buy
Maintains
$73$75
Buy Maintains $73$75 +33.52% Dec 10, 2024
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.31B
Revenue Next Year
1.38B
from 1.31B
Increased by 5.18%
EPS This Year
7.05
from 6.85
Increased by 2.99%
EPS Next Year
7.31
from 7.05
Increased by 3.64%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
-----1.31B1.38B1.45B
Revenue Growth
10.10%7.68%-2.69%8.42%14.54%-5.18%4.92%
EPS
3.886.117.726.506.857.057.317.85
EPS Growth
-31.45%57.47%26.35%-15.80%5.38%2.99%3.64%7.41%
Forward PE
-----7.967.687.15
No. Analysts -----1193
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202520262027
High 1.4B 1.5B 1.5B
Avg 1.3B 1.4B 1.4B
Low 1.2B 1.3B 1.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202520262027
High -
11.0%
8.0%
Avg -
5.2%
4.9%
Low -
-1.9%
0.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202520262027
High 7.49 7.84 8.09
Avg 7.05 7.31 7.85
Low 6.57 6.76 7.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202520262027
High
9.3%
11.2%
10.6%
Avg
3.0%
3.6%
7.4%
Low
-4.1%
-4.2%
3.2%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.