What Happened?
Shares of mortgage insurance provider Essent Group (NYSE: ESNT) jumped 6.2% in the afternoon session after the company reported decent second-quarter results that saw earnings beat expectations while a key revenue component fell short. The mortgage insurance provider posted earnings per share of $1.93, comfortably surpassing analyst estimates of $1.71. Total revenue also edged past forecasts, coming in at $319.1 million against an expected $316.8 million. However, this positive news was tempered by a 1.2% year-over-year decline in net premiums earned, a core metric for insurers, which also missed Wall Street's consensus.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Essent Group’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 2 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
Essent Group is up 11.4% since the beginning of the year, and at $60.68 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $64.90 from October 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Essent Group’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,617.
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