ESNT - Essent Group Ltd.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$70.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$80.00
LOW:
$62.00
MEDIAN:
$68.00
CONSENSUS:
$70.00
UPSIDE:
1.19%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
12.2%
8.5%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (12.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.5%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.12x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 12.2% vs. 8.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.83x on $61.52 tangible book, implying $112.48 per share.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (19 analysts)
$70.00
Analyst Range
$62.00 – $80.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
61%
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Wall Street's average price target is $70.00 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 61% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly