Essent Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 8 analysts polled by S&P Global, Essent Group stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $67.75. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.33% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $62 (+3.71%) and the highest is $73 (+22.11%).

Price Target: $67.75 (+13.33%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$62	$67.75	$68.5	$73
Change	+3.71%	+13.33%	+14.59%	+22.11%

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	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hold	5	5	5	5	5	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	8	8	8	8	8	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Bose George KBW	KBW	Buy Upgrades $73	Buy	Upgrades	$73	+22.11%	Jun 4, 2026
Harry Fong Roth MKM	Roth MKM	Buy Reiterates $65	Buy	Reiterates	$65	+8.73%	Jun 3, 2026
Rowland Mayor RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Initiates $68	Hold	Initiates	$68	+13.75%	May 22, 2026
Richard Shane J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $64 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$64 → $65	+8.73%	May 14, 2026
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Reiterates $61 → $62	Hold	Reiterates	$61 → $62	+3.71%	May 11, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.37B

from 1.26B

9.02%

from 1.26B

Revenue Next Year

1.47B

from 1.37B

7.01%

from 1.37B

EPS This Year

7.23

from 6.90

4.83%

from 6.90

EPS Next Year

7.72

from 7.23

6.76%

from 7.23

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.03B	1.00B	1.11B	1.24B	1.26B	1.37B
Revenue Growth	7.68%	-2.69%	10.89%	12.00%	1.45%	9.02%
Net Income	681.78M	831.35M	696.39M	729.40M	689.97M	663.43M
EPS	-	-	-	-	6.90	7.23
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	0.73%	4.83%
Forward PE	7.71	6.36	8.09	7.93	9.02	8.26
Dividend / Share	0.70	0.86	1.00	1.12	1.24	1.40
Dividend Growth	-	22.86%	16.28%	12.00%	10.71%	12.90%
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	4

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.4B
Avg	1.4B
Low	1.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	14.6%
Avg	9.0%
Low	6.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	7.45
Avg	7.23
Low	6.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.0%
Avg	4.8%
Low	0.1%