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Essent Group (Essent Group) Dividends per Share : $1.00 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Essent Group Dividends per Share?

Essent Group's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.25. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.00. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15. As of today, Essent Group's Dividend Yield % is 1.89%.

During the past 12 months, Essent Group's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Essent Group was 42.10% per year. The lowest was 16.00% per year. And the median was 29.05% per year.

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Essent Group Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Essent Group's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Essent Group Dividends per Share Chart

Essent Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 0.64 0.70 0.86 1.00

Essent Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.23 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Essent Group's Dividends per Share

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Essent Group's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Essent Group's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Essent Group's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essent Group's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Essent Group Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Essent Group  (NYSE:ESNT) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Essent Group's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.25/ 1.64
=0.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Essent Group was 0.17. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.12.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Essent Group Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2802024-03-122024-03-132024-03-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-11-302023-12-012023-12-11Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-08-312023-09-012023-09-11Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2502023-05-312023-06-012023-06-12Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.


Essent Group's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.03/54.415
=1.89 %

Current Share Price is $54.415.
Essent Group's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.03.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Essent Group was 2.35%. The lowest was 0.27%. And the median was 1.73%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Essent Group (Essent Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Essent Group Ltd is a private mortgage insurance company in the United States. Essent provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage and certain related expenses in the event of a default. By providing capital to mitigate mortgage credit risk, the company allows lenders to make additional mortgage financing available to prospective homeowners. Essent writes mortgage guaranty coverage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Executives
Mary Lourdes Gibbons officer: Sr. VP, CLO & Assit. Secretary C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Vijay Bhasin officer: Sr. VP & Chief Risk Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
David B Weinstock officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Douglas J Pauls director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Aditya Dutt director RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 12 CROW LANE, PEMBROKE D0 HM 19
Anu Karna director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Robert Glanville director C/O PINE BROOK ROAD PARTNERS LLC, 42ND STREET, 50TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10165
Mark Casale director, officer: CEO & President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Mcalee Lawrence E Jr officer: Sr. VP & CFO C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
William Spiegel director C/O MONTOPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD, MINTFLOER PLACE 8 PAR LA VILLE RD, HAMILTON BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Roy James Kasmar director C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Joseph Hissong officer: Senior Vice President C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Jeff Cashmer officer: SVP & Chief Business Officer C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Christopher G Curran officer: SVP, Corporate Development C/O ESSENT GROUP LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Jane Chwick director C/O MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS, INC., 299 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10171