A Preview Of Essent Gr's Earnings

Essent Gr ESNT is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Friday, 2021-11-05. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Essent Gr will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $1.35

Essent Gr bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by 12.70%, which was followed by a 0.0% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Essent Gr's past performance and the resulting price change:

Stock Performance

Shares of Essent Gr were trading at $47.83 as of November 03. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 15.8%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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