Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Essent Group Ltd. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price such as:

• Essent Group Ltd.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for ESNT from analysts
• ESNT’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)

Before we jump into Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors in the United States. It operates through two segments, Mortgage Insurance and Reinsurance. The company’s mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. It also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers; and contract underwriting services, as well as credit risk management products. In addition, the company offers title insurance and settlement services; and title insurance underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. Essent Group Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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Essent Group Ltd.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of November 13, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price was $64.580.

Essent Group Ltd. is down 0.48% from its previous closing price of $64.890.

During the last market session, Essent Group Ltd.’s stock traded between $64.320 and $65.330. Currently, there are approximately 88.96 million shares outstanding for Essent Group Ltd..

Essent Group Ltd.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 8.8, which is low compared to the Financial Services industry median of 14.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Essent Group Ltd. Stock Price History

Essent Group Ltd.’s (ESNT) price is currently down 3.64% so far this month.

During the month of November, Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price has reached a high of $71.840 and a low of $62.784.

Over the last year, Essent Group Ltd. has hit prices as high as $71.840 and as low as $55.340. Year to date, Essent Group Ltd.’s stock is down 0.66%.

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What Caused Essent Group Ltd. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of November 13, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Essent Group Ltd.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Essent Group Ltd.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Essent Group Ltd.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Essent Group Ltd.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Essent Group Ltd.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of November 13, 2026, Essent Group Ltd. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -2.18%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 46 and is considered to be Average.

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Essent Group Ltd. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of November 13, 2026, Essent Group Ltd.’s stock price is $64.580, which is down 0.48% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Essent Group Ltd. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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