Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)

Essent Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover Essent Group stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $68.67, which forecasts a 13.56% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $63 and the highest is $75.

Price Target: $68.67 (+13.56%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$63	$68.67	$69	$75
Change	+4.18%	+13.56%	+14.11%	+24.03%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	2	1	1	1	2	2
Buy	2	1	1	1	1	0
Hold	3	4	3	3	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	6	5	5	7	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $65 → $63	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $63	+4.18%	Feb 17, 2026
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $65 → $66	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $66	+9.15%	Jan 12, 2026
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $66 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$66 → $65	+7.49%	Jan 6, 2026
Harry Fong Roth Capital	Roth Capital	Strong Buy Maintains $70 → $75	Strong Buy	Maintains	$70 → $75	+24.03%	Jan 2, 2026
Bose George Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $71 → $73	Hold	Maintains	$71 → $73	+20.72%	Dec 18, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.30B

Increased by 3.34%

from 1.26B

Revenue Next Year

1.34B

Increased by 3.15%

from 1.30B

EPS This Year

7.45

Increased by 7.92%

from 6.90

EPS Next Year

7.96

Increased by 6.85%

from 7.45

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.03B	1.00B	1.11B	1.24B	1.26B	1.30B	1.34B
Revenue Growth	7.68%	-2.69%	10.89%	12.00%	1.45%	3.34%	3.15%
EPS	6.11	7.72	6.50	6.85	6.90	7.45	7.96
EPS Growth	57.47%	26.35%	-15.80%	5.39%	0.73%	7.92%	6.85%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.12	7.60
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	8

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.4B	1.4B
Avg	1.3B	1.3B
Low	1.2B	1.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	9.0%	9.7%
Avg	3.3%	3.1%
Low	-4.2%	-3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	8.09	8.61
Avg	7.45	7.96
Low	6.87	7.12

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	17.2%	15.6%
Avg	7.9%	6.8%
Low	-0.4%	-4.3%

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.