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 $1,028,824 were purchased by Gibbons Mary Lourdes on Dec 18 ’25. At $70.42 per share, Gibbons Mary Lourdes acquired 14,610 shares.
Also, KASMAR ROY JAMES sold 3,250 shares, netting a total of over 199,680 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $61.44 each, the insider now holds 23,573 shares.
Before that, KASMAR ROY JAMES had added 3,250 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $199,518, the Director bought Essent Group Ltd shares for $61.39 each.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 07, 2025, Essent Group Ltd [ESNT] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $65. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 08, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for ESNT. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for ESNT stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing ESNT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Essent Group Ltd [NYSE: ESNT] rose 0.94% to $66.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $66.01, but it reached a high of $67.09 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.63%. Over the course of the year, Essent Group Ltd shares have jumped approximately 20.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $67.09 on 12/18/25 and a 52-week low of $51.61 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Essent Group Ltd (ESNT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 66.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 65.48. In the upper region, resistance lies at 67.29. The next price resistance is at 67.76. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 76.26 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Essent Group Ltd subject to short interest?
Stocks of Essent Group Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.26 million shares to 2.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.82 million shares. A jump of 12.59% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.59 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.59.
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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 -9.37% from the previous closing price of $66.2. Analysts anticipate Essent Group Ltd stock to reach 66 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 August 05, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $70.
