Essent Group Ltd.
ESNT- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Surety Insurance
- SEC CIK
- 0001448893
In the last 90 days, Essent Group Ltd. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 8 sales; 363 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $5.60B in total; no superinvestor holds it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 9, 2026
- $5.79B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $8.39M in total
- 8
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, −4 vs. previous quarter
- 363
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $5.60B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 0
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $1.26B
- +1.5% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $690.0M
- −5.4% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $848.7M
- −0.7% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $374.2M
- +20.0% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
- Short interest
- 3.84M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- +492.6K
- +14.7% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 4.81
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding ESNT, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tabNo superinvestor reported holding ESNT at the end of Q2 2026.
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Essent Group Ltd. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 (view filing)5:32 PM ET | Nov 5 | 4 days | Casale MarkChairman, CEO and President | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −49.0K | $71.09 | −$3.49M | −2.4%1.99M after | 10b5-1 |
| Sep 17, 2026 (view filing)4:48 PM ET | Sep 15 | 2 days | Weinstock David BSVP and CFO | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −5.50K | $68.54 | −$377.0K | −15.5%30.0K after | 10b5-1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 (view filing)5:16 PM ET | Sep 14 | Same day | Kasmar Roy JamesDirector | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −4.84K | $68.71 | −$332.4K | −18.5%21.4K after | 2 lots10b5-1 |
| Sep 8, 2026 (view filing)8:05 PM ET | Sep 3 | 5 days | Casale MarkChairman, CEO and President | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −798 | $70.01 | −$55.9K | 0.0%2.04M after | 10b5-1 |
| Aug 25, 2026 (view filing)4:09 PM ET | Aug 24 | 1 day | Pauls Douglas JDirector | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −2.50K | $69.70 | −$174.3K | −7.7%30.2K after | |
| Aug 20, 2026 (view filing)4:09 PM ET | Aug 18-19 | 2 days | Casale MarkChairman, CEO and President | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −41.9K | $70.12 | −$2.93M | −2.0%2.04M after | 2 lots10b5-1 |
| Aug 18, 2026 (view filing)4:26 PM ET | Aug 18 | Same day | Bhasin VijaySVP and Chief Risk Officer | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −14.2K | $70.00 | −$992.3K | −7.1%184.3K after | 10b5-1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 (view filing)8:06 PM ET | Aug 7 | 7 daysLate | Bhasin VijaySVP and Chief Risk Officer | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −483 | $70.00 | −$33.8K | −0.2%198.4K after | 10b5-1 |
| Jul 20, 2026 (view filing)4:50 PM ET | Jul 17 | 3 days | Gibbons Mary LourdesSVP and Chief Legal Officer | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −4.68K | $67.04 | −$313.6K | −2.0%228.7K after | 10b5-1 |
| Jul 16, 2026 (view filing)6:17 AM ET | Jul 13-14 | 3 daysLate | Casale MarkChairman, CEO and President | SSaleCommon shares, par value $0.015 | −102.6K | $65.19 | −$6.69M | −4.7%2.08M after | 2 lots10b5-1 |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 363 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Essent Group Ltd. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 12,427,447 | $798.8M | 0.01% | +472,392+4.0% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7,579,062 | $487.2M | 0.02% | +203,769+2.8% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5,415,221 | $348.1M | 0.06% | +52,989+1.0% | Added |
| Capital World Investors | 4,538,937 | $291.8M | 0.03% | −156,880−3.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3,990,051 | $256.5M | 0.01% | −84,248−2.1% | Reduced |
| State Street Corp | 3,910,208 | $251.3M | 0.01% | +112,691+3.0% | Added |
| FMR LLC | 2,915,486 | $187.4M | 0.01% | −2,178,287−42.8% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2,846,254 | $183.0M | 0.01% | +71,954+2.6% | Added |
| Norges Bank | 2,650,724 | $170.4M | 0.02% | +2,650,724 | New |
| American Century Companies Inc | 2,645,116 | $170.0M | 0.08% | +543,064+25.8% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of ESNT
See all 5 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Essent Group Ltd..
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 13.50%14.3M shares | – | Feb 5, 20251 filing | Feb 5, 2025 | SEC |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 13G/A | 12.30%12.7M shares | – | Apr 30, 20251 filing | Apr 30, 2025 | SEC |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 13G | 7.91%7.44M shares | New | Apr 28, 20261 filing | Apr 28, 2026 | SEC |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 13G | 5.20%5.40M shares | New | Apr 15, 20251 filing | Apr 15, 2025 | SEC |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 13G | 5.10%4.80M shares | New | Apr 28, 20261 filing | Apr 28, 2026 | SEC |
Politician trades
All politician trades in ESNT2 members of Congress reported 4 trades in Essent Group Ltd. since 2020. Newest filings:
| Filed | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2025 |  Lisa C. McClain House · MI | Sell | $1K-$15K |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Lisa C. McClain House · MI | Buy | $1K-$15K |
| Apr 27, 2020 |  Donna E. Shalala House · FL | Buy | $1K-$15K |
| Apr 27, 2020 | Donna E. Shalala House · FL | Sell | $1K-$15K |
House · MI · Aug 13, 2025
Sell$1K-$15K
House · MI · Aug 13, 2025
Buy$1K-$15K
House · FL · Apr 27, 2020
Buy$1K-$15K
House · FL · Apr 27, 2020
Sell$1K-$15K