BofA Raised Target Price on Essent Group (ESNT) to $68

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE:ESNT) is one of the 13 Deep Value Stocks to Buy Right Now. Bank of America, on February 17, slightly increased its target price on Essent Group by 3.0% to $68 (from $66) and reiterated its Buy recommendation on the stock. The target price update comes after the firm adjusted its FY26 and FY27 earnings per share forecasts, following the release of Essent’s Q4 results, which fell slightly below the firm’s own forecasts. The firm, however, emphasized that it did not view the miss as “ ...