Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) Stock AnalysisESNTEssent Group Ltd

Essent Group Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to mortgage lenders, borrowers, and investors. Its business segment includes Mortgage Insurance. The Mortgage Insurance segment offers private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the US. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Essent Guaranty, Inc., offers mortgage insurance. Its Bermuda-based subsidiary, Essent Reinsurance Ltd., is a reinsurer that reinsures the United States (US) mortgage risk and provides underwriting consulting services to third-party reinsurers. Through its subsidiary, CUW Solutions, LLC, it offers mortgage insurance and provides contract underwriting services on a limited basis. It also offers other credit risk management solutions, including contract underwriting, to its customers. It operates in the Financials sector (SURETY INSURANCE industry).

Essent Group Ltd is a good buy right now, as it has a current price of $68.90, a forward P/E ratio of 9.59 indicating it is undervalued compared to its peers, and a recent earnings surprise of 17.51% with EPS reported at 2.08. The main risk is the high customer concentration where the top ten clients account for 59% of new insurance written, which could significantly impact revenue if any major client is lost.

12 analysts cover ESNT: 7 rate it Buy, 5 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 69.80.