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Essent (ESNT) shares rose 2.2% in Thursday afternoon trading after Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform.Trading volume for the stock stood at 318,712 shares against the daily average of 700,792 shares.Price: $57.06, Change: $+1.22, Percent Change: +2.18%
Essent Group (ESNT) has an average rating of overweight and mean price target of $67.75, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://www..com/contact-us)
Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.5% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.7%.Essent Group (ESNT) shares were up 1% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and revenue.Burford Capital (BUR) stock was down more than 6% after the company reported that it swung to a Q1 loss.Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) shares were up 0.7% after the company posted higher Q1 distributable earnings and total revenue.
Financial stocks were rising pre-bell Friday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) advancing by 0.2%.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was 0.9% higher and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was down 0.7%.Essent Group (ESNT) shares were up 1% after the company reported higher Q1 earnings and revenue.
Mary Lourdes Gibbons, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, on April 28, 2026, sold 4,250 shares in Essent Group (ESNT) for $276,293. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Gibbons has control over a total of 233,336 common shares of the company, with 233,336 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000159026426000008/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1777580861.xml
Mark Casale, Director, Chairman, CEO, and President, on April 28, 2026, sold 13,064 shares in Essent Group (ESNT) for $849,813. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Casale has control over a total of 2,468,480 common shares of the company, with 2,218,480 shares held directly and 250,000 controlled indirectly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1448893/000118856726000007/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1777580866.xml
