ESNTEssent Group Ltd.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 21% since the previous count, up from 2.7% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How ESNT is trading
Essent Group Ltd. is −3.1% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 21 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +0.11%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 37
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 10%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $62.50
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −8.5%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −3.1%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +53%
- vs 50-day average$66.55
- −6.1%
- 52-week high
- $69.61
- 52-week low
- $55.84
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$174K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −2.7% |
| 2025 | +21% |
| 2024 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | +39% |
| 2022 | −13% |
| 2021 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | −16% |
| 2019 | +53% |
| 2018 | −21% |
| 2017 | +34% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.4% |
| Feb | 10 | 2 of 10 | −2.0% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −2.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.10% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.0% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.9% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +4.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 10 of 11 | +4.4% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.7% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.7% |
| Nov | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.06% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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