Essent Group (ESNT) Competitors $56.16 +0.07 (+0.12%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.18 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 02/21/2025 04:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ESNT vs. PFG, CRBG, RYAN, EQH, AEG, EG, KNSL, GL, BNT, and BNREShould you be buying Essent Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Essent Group include Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), and Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Essent Group vs. Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Ryan Specialty Equitable Aegon Everest Group Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Wealth Solutions Brookfield Reinsurance Essent Group (NYSE:ESNT) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESNT or PFG? Principal Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Essent Group. Essent Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEssent Group$1.24B4.80$729.40M$6.848.21Principal Financial Group$16.13B1.20$1.57B$6.6812.63 Is ESNT or PFG more profitable? Essent Group has a net margin of 58.69% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 9.74%. Principal Financial Group's return on equity of 14.68% beat Essent Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Essent Group58.69% 13.35% 10.61% Principal Financial Group 9.74%14.68%0.52% Is ESNT or PFG a better dividend stock? Essent Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Essent Group pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ESNT or PFG? 93.0% of Essent Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Essent Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESNT or PFG? Essent Group received 439 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Essent Group an outperform vote while only 7.55% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEssent GroupOutperform Votes44365.53% Underperform Votes23334.47% Principal Financial GroupOutperform Votes47.55%Underperform Votes4992.45% Does the media prefer ESNT or PFG? In the previous week, Essent Group had 14 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Essent Group and 11 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Essent Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Essent Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Principal Financial Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ESNT or PFG? Essent Group has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ESNT or PFG? Essent Group currently has a consensus price target of $62.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.42%. Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $85.92, indicating a potential upside of 1.83%. Given Essent Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Essent Group is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Essent Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Principal Financial Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryEssent Group beats Principal Financial Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Essent Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEssent GroupSurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.96B$3.42B$11.59B$20.04BDividend Yield2.01%2.27%5.38%3.65%P/E Ratio8.215.5724.1434.90Price / Sales4.808.2426.3215.61Price / Cash8.338.3218.1520.85Price / Book1.061.052.604.92Net Income$729.40M$396.79M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.49%-1.27%-1.37%-1.05%1 Month Performance-3.02%-0.60%0.23%-1.40%1 Year Performance6.58%5.71%15.18%13.93% Essent Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESNTEssent Group4.2561 of 5 stars$56.16+0.1%$62.57+11.4%+6.6%$5.96B$1.24B8.21350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9823 of 5 stars$85.65-1.5%$85.54-0.1%+5.9%$19.59B$16.13B12.8219,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.6647 of 5 stars$33.09+3.3%$36.43+10.1%+29.8%$18.82B$19.06B-15.835,700Analyst ForecastRYANRyan Specialty3.2397 of 5 stars$68.75+0.2%$74.40+8.2%+43.3%$18.00B$2.08B89.294,350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageEQHEquitable4.1952 of 5 stars$55.36+3.0%$55.92+1.0%+50.9%$17.35B$12.44B14.498,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAEGAegon2.1222 of 5 stars$6.66-0.7%N/A+2.5%$14.67B$11.24B0.0020,634News CoverageEGEverest Group4.5173 of 5 stars$333.18-0.7%$416.50+25.0%-6.8%$14.32B$17.28B10.612,844Analyst RevisionKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.6637 of 5 stars$449.77-7.7%$460.78+2.4%-13.3%$10.48B$1.22B25.64470Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGLGlobe Life4.9267 of 5 stars$121.80-1.4%$133.10+9.3%-3.2%$10.22B$5.78B10.193,636Analyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$60.90+1.0%N/AN/A$8.86B$7.02B196.454,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$60.78+0.8%N/A+49.8%$8.84B$9.35B209.5960 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Principal Financial Group Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ESNT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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