Welcome to our dedicated page for Essent Group news (Ticker: ESNT), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Essent Group stock.
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-based holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, serves the housing finance industry through private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services. This news page focuses on company announcements and financial updates that relate directly to Essent’s mortgage insurance portfolio, capital position, and activities in the housing finance market.
Readers can find quarterly and annual earnings releases in which Essent reports net income, earnings per share, net premiums earned, net investment income, and comprehensive income. These releases also provide detailed supplemental information on the U.S. mortgage insurance portfolio, including new insurance written, insurance in force, risk in force, policies in force, and reserve levels for losses and loss adjustment expenses.
Essent’s news frequently covers dividend declarations on its common shares and share repurchase authorizations approved by its Board of Directors, along with updates on the number of shares repurchased and related amounts under these plans. The company also announces reinsurance and risk transfer transactions, such as forward quota share agreements, excess of loss reinsurance agreements with panels of highly rated third‑party reinsurers, and mortgage insurance‑linked note transactions that provide collateralized reinsurance coverage for specified periods of new insurance written.
Other notable items in Essent’s news flow include credit rating actions by external rating agencies on the company and its insurance subsidiaries, as well as schedules and access details for earnings conference calls and related webcasts. Investors and analysts who follow ESNT can use this page to review the company’s official press releases and understand how Essent describes the performance of its mortgage insurance business, its investment portfolio, and its capital management decisions over time.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) reported Q3 2025 net income of $164.2M or $1.67 per diluted share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, versus $176.2M or $1.65 per diluted share a year earlier. The Board declared a $0.31 quarterly cash dividend payable December 10, 2025 to holders of record on December 1, 2025. New insurance written in Q3 was $12.2B; insurance in force was $248.8B as of September 30, 2025. Year-to-date through Oct. 31, Essent repurchased 8.7M shares for $501M, and the Board approved a $500M repurchase authorization through year-end 2027. Moody's upgraded Essent Guaranty to A2 and Essent Group senior unsecured debt to Baa2 with a stable outlook.
Essent Group Ltd (NYSE: ESNT) will hold a third quarter 2025 earnings conference call on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The company will release Q3 2025 results prior to market open the same day.
The live webcast is available at http://ir.essentgroup.com/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx. U.S. dial-in is 888-330-2384; international dial-in is 240-789-2701; passcode 9824537.
A webcast replay will be posted about two hours after the live broadcast and remain available for one year. A telephonic replay will be available about two hours after the call for two weeks via 800-770-2030 (U.S.) or 647-362-9199 (international), passcode 9824537. Quarterly financials and supplemental statistics will be posted at http://ir.essentgroup.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx.
Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with net income of $195.3 million ($1.93 per diluted share), compared to $203.6 million ($1.91 per diluted share) in Q2 2024. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, payable on September 10, 2025.
Key highlights include new insurance written of $12.5 billion in Q2 2025, insurance in force reaching $246.8 billion, and net investment income up 9% to $117.5 million for H1 2025. Moody's upgraded Essent Guaranty's rating to A2 from A3. The company has repurchased 6.8 million shares for $387 million year-to-date, with $260 million remaining in the buyback program.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) has scheduled its second quarter 2025 earnings conference call for Friday, August 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company will release its Q2 2025 results before the market opens on the same day.
The conference call will be accessible via webcast on Essent's investor relations website and through dial-in numbers: 888-330-2384 (US) or 240-789-2701 (international) using passcode 9824537. A webcast replay will be available for one year, while the conference call replay will be accessible for two weeks.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) has scheduled its first quarter 2025 earnings conference call for Friday, May 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company will announce its Q1 2025 results before the market opens on the same day.
The conference call will be available through live webcast on the company's investor relations website and can be accessed by phone using specific dial-in numbers: 888-330-2384 (US) or 240-789-2701 (international) with passcode 9824537. A webcast replay will be accessible on Essent's website for one year, while a phone replay will be available for two weeks using 800-770-2030 (US) or 647-362-9199 (international) with the same passcode.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) reported Q4 2024 net income of $167.9 million ($1.58 per diluted share), compared to $175.4 million ($1.64 per diluted share) in Q4 2023. Full-year 2024 net income reached $729.4 million ($6.85 per diluted share), up from $696.4 million ($6.50 per diluted share) in 2023.
The company announced a quarterly cash dividend increase to $0.31 per common share, payable March 24, 2025. Q4 2024 new insurance written was $12.2 billion, with insurance in force reaching $243.6 billion. Net investment income for 2024 grew 19% to $222.1 million.
Notable developments include two forward quota share transactions covering 25% of eligible policies for 2025-2026, share repurchases of over 2 million common shares ($118 million), and a new $500 million share repurchase authorization through 2026.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) has scheduled its fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call for Friday, February 14, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company will release its Q4 2024 results before the market opens on the same day.
The conference call will be accessible via live webcast on the company's investor relations website and through dial-in numbers (888-330-2384 US, 240-789-2701 international) using passcode 9824537. A webcast replay will be available for one year, while the conference call replay will be accessible for two weeks using dedicated numbers (800-770-2030 US, 647-362-9199 international) with the same passcode.
Additional statistical and financial information referenced during the call will be available on Essent's website.
Essent Group reported Q3 2024 net income of $176.2 million ($1.65 per diluted share), compared to $178.0 million ($1.66 per diluted share) in Q3 2023. New insurance written was $12.5 billion, consistent with previous quarters. Insurance in force reached $243.0 billion as of September 30, 2024. Net investment income for the first nine months of 2024 increased 22% to $165.5 million. The company completed its 10th mortgage insurance-linked note transaction, Radnor Re 2024-1, providing $363 million in reinsurance coverage. The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share, payable December 11, 2024.
Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) has announced its upcoming third quarter 2024 earnings conference call, scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The company will release its Q3 2024 results before the market opens on the same day. Investors and interested parties can access the live broadcast via webcast or by dialing in.
The conference call will be available for replay on Essent's website for one year after the live broadcast ends. A telephonic replay will also be accessible for two weeks. Additional statistical and financial information that may be discussed during the call will be available on Essent's website in the Quarterly Results section.
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