Essent Group Ltd.

ESNT stock score: 63/100

$64.02 · -2.76% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
59
Fundamental
67
News
31

The reading

Essent Group (ESNT) scores 63 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 72% of Financial Services stocks and 83% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 59, fundamentals 67.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Price Target at 100 score highest, while Earnings Growth (5-Year) at 33 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 58 and contrarian oscillators 35.

News sentiment is negative at 31; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 53 to 67, and it is up 9 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward ESNT’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

67

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Return on Assets (ROA)100

    Return on Assets (ROA) shows how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Growth (5-Year)33

    5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)34

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

  • Insider Transactions35

    Insider transactions track recent buying and selling by company insiders.

37 weighted scorers; 4 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

53

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • EMA 200 Cross Up89

    EMA 200 Cross Up tracks when price crosses above the 200-period EMA, creating an "EMA golden cross." This responsive long-term indicator signals potential sustained uptrends earlier than the SMA equivalent.

  • Average True Range (14)83

    Average True Range (14-period) measures volatility by calculating the average range between high and low prices.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Ichimoku Cloud2

    Ichimoku Cloud is a comprehensive indicator showing support/resistance, trend direction, and momentum.

  • TRIX6

    TRIX is a momentum oscillator that filters out short-term noise by triple-smoothing price data.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
31

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly451
Daily533
Weekly622
Monthly662
Quarterly672

Composite score, last 90 days

05010063Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 54Jul 26, 2026: 54Jul 27, 2026: 58Jul 28, 2026: 58Jul 29, 2026: 55Jul 30, 2026: 54Jul 31, 2026: 54Aug 2, 2026: 54Aug 3, 2026: 55Aug 5, 2026: 54Aug 6, 2026: 53Aug 7, 2026: 65Aug 8, 2026: 65Aug 9, 2026: 66Aug 10, 2026: 66Aug 11, 2026: 65Aug 12, 2026: 66Aug 13, 2026: 66Aug 14, 2026: 67Aug 15, 2026: 67Aug 16, 2026: 67Aug 17, 2026: 66Aug 18, 2026: 66Aug 19, 2026: 66Aug 20, 2026: 66Aug 22, 2026: 64Aug 23, 2026: 64Aug 24, 2026: 65Aug 25, 2026: 66Aug 26, 2026: 66Aug 27, 2026: 66Aug 28, 2026: 65Aug 29, 2026: 66Aug 30, 2026: 65Aug 31, 2026: 63Sep 1, 2026: 65Sep 2, 2026: 66Sep 3, 2026: 66Sep 4, 2026: 65Sep 5, 2026: 65Sep 6, 2026: 65Sep 7, 2026: 65Sep 8, 2026: 65Sep 9, 2026: 64Sep 10, 2026: 64Sep 11, 2026: 64Sep 12, 2026: 64Sep 13, 2026: 64Sep 14, 2026: 65Sep 15, 2026: 63Sep 16, 2026: 63Sep 17, 2026: 63Sep 18, 2026: 63Sep 19, 2026: 63Sep 20, 2026: 63Sep 21, 2026: 62Sep 22, 2026: 62Sep 23, 2026: 63Sep 24, 2026: 62Sep 25, 2026: 59Sep 26, 2026: 60Sep 27, 2026: 59Sep 28, 2026: 59Sep 29, 2026: 59Sep 30, 2026: 55Oct 1, 2026: 55Oct 2, 2026: 56Oct 3, 2026: 57Oct 4, 2026: 57Oct 5, 2026: 58Oct 6, 2026: 59Oct 7, 2026: 59Oct 8, 2026: 62Oct 9, 2026: 60Oct 10, 2026: 60Oct 11, 2026: 60Oct 12, 2026: 59Oct 13, 2026: 59Oct 14, 2026: 60Oct 15, 2026: 63Oct 16, 2026: 64Oct 17, 2026: 64Oct 18, 2026: 64Oct 19, 2026: 64Oct 20, 2026: 65Oct 21, 2026: 63
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 21, 202663
Oct 20, 202665
Oct 19, 202664
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Oct 17, 202664
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Oct 15, 202663
Oct 14, 202660
Oct 13, 202659
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Oct 8, 202662
Oct 7, 202659
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Oct 2, 202656
Oct 1, 202655
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Sep 24, 202662
Sep 23, 202663
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Sep 20, 202663
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Sep 14, 202665
Sep 13, 202664
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Sep 4, 202665
Sep 3, 202666
Sep 2, 202666
Sep 1, 202665
Aug 31, 202663
Aug 30, 202665
Aug 29, 202666
Aug 28, 202665
Aug 27, 202666
Aug 26, 202666
Aug 25, 202666
Aug 24, 202665
Aug 23, 202664
Aug 22, 202664
Aug 20, 202666
Aug 19, 202666
Aug 18, 202666
Aug 17, 202666
Aug 16, 202667
Aug 15, 202667
Aug 14, 202667
Aug 13, 202666
Aug 12, 202666
Aug 11, 202665
Aug 10, 202666
Aug 9, 202666
Aug 8, 202665
Aug 7, 202665
Aug 6, 202653
Aug 5, 202654
Aug 3, 202655
Aug 2, 202654
Jul 31, 202654
Jul 30, 202654
Jul 29, 202655
Jul 28, 202658
Jul 27, 202658
Jul 26, 202654
Jul 25, 202654

Key facts

Market cap
$5.8B
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Specialty
Beta
0.76
Risk grade (1–10)
2
Next earnings
Nov 6, 2026

Insurance - Specialty peers

CompanyMarket capScore
AXS AXIS Capital Holdings$7.3B62
FAF First American Financial$6.8B58
ACT Enact$6.3B61
MTG MGIC Investment$5.6B58
RDN Radian Group$4.5B58
NMIH NMI$3.1B68

Questions

What is ESNT's stock score today?

ESNT scores 63/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 59, fundamental 67, and news sentiment 31, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is ESNT a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 63 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the ESNT score calculated?

99 weighted scorers feed it today: 37 fundamental, scored against Financial Services ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.