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 $233,120 were sold by Gibbons Mary Lourdes on Aug 12 ’25. At $62.00 per share, Gibbons Mary Lourdes sold 3,760 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 247,023 shares worth approximately $15.87 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SPIEGEL WILLIAM sold 6,451 shares, netting a total of over 404,736 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $62.74 each, the insider now holds 26,252 shares.
Before that, William Spiegel had added 6,451 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $404,598, the Director bought Essent Group Ltd shares for $62.72 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 1.45% to $64.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $63.155, but it reached a high of $64.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.72%. Over the course of the year, Essent Group Ltd shares have jumped approximately 2.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $64.42 on 09/11/25 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 63.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 62.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 64.73. The next price resistance is at 65.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.03 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
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 -5.27% from the previous closing price of $63.34. 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.
