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Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) stock, explained like you're 5
Essent Group Ltd. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ESNT. It is a mid cap company in the property casualty insurers industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 5.6 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- ESNT
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Property Casualty Insurers
- Size
- Mid cap, about 5.6 billion dollars
Is Essent Group Ltd. a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Essent Group Ltd. is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 5.6 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Essent Group Ltd. makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves ESNT stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
In the news lately
- Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) Stock Price, News, Quote & History (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
- Essent Group to Hold Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call on November 6 (Quiver Quantitative)
- 2 Reasons to Sell ESNT and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (Yahoo Finance)
- RBC Capital Remains a Hold on Essent Group (ESNT) (The Globe and Mail)
- Essent Group: Stable Core Business, But Rising Risks Limit Upside (NYSE:ESNT) (Seeking Alpha)
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Questions about Essent Group Ltd. stock
What does Essent Group Ltd. do?
Essent Group Ltd. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ESNT. It is a mid cap company in the property casualty insurers industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 5.6 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Essent Group Ltd.?
Essent Group Ltd. trades under the ticker ESNT on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Essent Group Ltd.'s market cap?
Essent Group Ltd. is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 5.6 billion dollars.
How does Essent Group Ltd. make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves ESNT stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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