Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)

Essent Group Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover Essent Group stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $67.29, which forecasts a 6.56% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $61 and the highest is $75.

Price Target: $67.29 (+6.56%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$61	$67.29	$66	$75
Change	-3.40%	+6.56%	+4.51%	+18.76%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	1	1	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	1	1	0	0
Hold	3	3	4	4	5	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $65 → $64	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $64	+1.35%	Apr 9, 2026
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $63 → $61	Hold	Maintains	$63 → $61	-3.40%	Apr 6, 2026
Douglas Harter UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $65 → $63	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $63	-0.24%	Mar 12, 2026
Terry Ma Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $65 → $63	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $63	-0.24%	Feb 17, 2026
Richard Shane JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $65 → $66	Hold	Maintains	$65 → $66	+4.51%	Jan 12, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.28B

Increased by 1.12%

from 1.26B

Revenue Next Year

1.32B

Increased by 3.37%

from 1.28B

EPS This Year

7.27

Increased by 5.36%

from 6.90

EPS Next Year

7.78

Increased by 6.98%

from 7.27

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	1.28B	1.32B
Revenue Growth	7.68%	-2.69%	10.89%	12.00%	1.45%	1.12%	3.37%
EPS	6.11	7.72	6.50	6.85	6.90	7.27	7.78
EPS Growth	57.47%	26.35%	-15.80%	5.39%	0.73%	5.36%	6.98%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.69	8.12
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	9

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.4B	1.5B
Avg	1.3B	1.3B
Low	1.0B	1.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	12.5%	15.8%
Avg	1.1%	3.4%
Low	-17.2%	-17.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	7.77	8.61
Avg	7.27	7.78
Low	6.54	6.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	12.6%	18.4%
Avg	5.4%	7.0%
Low	-5.2%	-8.0%

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.