Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Essent Group Ltd shares valued at $746,135 were purchased by Bhasin Vijay on Sep 18 ’25. At $65.00 per share, Bhasin Vijay acquired 11,479 shares.
Also, WEINSTOCK DAVID B sold 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 158,325 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $63.33 each, the insider now holds 24,865 shares.
Before that, WEINSTOCK DAVID B had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $158,326, the Officer bought Essent Group Ltd shares for $63.33 each.
As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on July 07, 2025, Essent Group Ltd [ESNT] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $67. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 06, 2025, Barclays has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for ESNT. Earlier on August 05, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ESNT stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing ESNT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Essent Group Ltd [NYSE: ESNT] rose 3.04% to $65.48. The stock’s lowest price that day was $63.55, but it reached a high of $65.875 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.90%. Over the course of the year, Essent Group Ltd shares have jumped approximately 1.80%.
Is Essent Group Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Essent Group Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.49 million shares to 2.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.68 million shares. A jump of 22.7% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.6.
Which companies own the most shares of Essent Group Ltd (ESNT)?
In terms of Essent Group Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.59% from the previous closing price of $63.55. Analysts anticipate Essent Group Ltd stock to reach 69 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Essent Group Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 03, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $61.
