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Enact Holdings

32.92 USD
-0.26
0.78%
At close Feb 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
32.92
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-0.78%
5 days
-1.73%
1 month
-0.36%
3 months
-4.27%
6 months
-5.46%
Year to date
1.86%
1 year
22.24%
5 years
60.66%
10 years
60.66%
 

About: Enact Holdings Inc is a private mortgage insurance company serving the United States housing finance market. The principal mortgage insurance customers are originators of residential mortgage loans who determine which mortgage insurer or insurers they will use for the placement of mortgage insurance written on loans they originate. The company is engaged in the business of writing and assuming residential mortgage guaranty insurance.

Employees: 465

0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1,906% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $983K | Put options by funds: $49K

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 21

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 63

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 [Q3] → 209 (+15) [Q4]

0.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.8% [Q3] → 18.36% (-0.44%) [Q4]

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.06B [Q3] → $914M (-$149M) [Q4]

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$35
6%
upside
Avg. target
$38
15%
upside
High target
$41
25%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
77% 1-year accuracy
49 / 64 met price target
6%upside
$35
Neutral
Maintained
14 Jan 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Bose George
72% 1-year accuracy
31 / 43 met price target
25%upside
$41
Outperform
Maintained
8 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about ACT published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
ACT or GSHD: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors with an interest in Insurance - Multi line stocks have likely encountered both Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) and Goosehead Insurance (GSHD). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
ACT or GSHD: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Enact Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACT ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 5, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Daniel Kohl - Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations Rohit Gupta - President & Chief Executive Officer Dean Mitchell - Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Bose George - KBW Doug Harter - UBS Operator Hello, and welcome to Enact's Fourth Quarter Earnings Call. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.09 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.98 per share a year ago.
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Enact Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend
GAAP Net Income of $163 million , or $1.05 per diluted share Adjusted Operating Income of $169 million , or $1.09 per diluted share Return on Equity of 13.0% and Adjusted Operating Return on Equity of 13.5% Record Primary insurance in-force of $269 billion , a 2% increase from fourth quarter 2023 PMIERs Sufficiency of 167% or $2,052 million Book Value Per Share of $32.80 and Book Value Per Share excluding AOCI of $34.16 Returned over $350 million of capital to shareholders in 2024 Announces quarterly cash dividend of $0.185 per common share
Enact Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results and Announces Quarterly Dividend
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Enact Mortgage Insurance Enters into Two Forward XOL Reinsurance Transactions as Part of its Diversified Credit Risk Transfer Program
Secures approximately $225 million and $260 million of excess of loss reinsurance coverage from a panel of third-party reinsurance providers Secures approximately $225 million and $260 million of excess of loss reinsurance coverage from a panel of third-party reinsurance providers
Enact Mortgage Insurance Enters into Two Forward XOL Reinsurance Transactions as Part of its Diversified Credit Risk Transfer Program
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Enact Receives Ratings Upgrades from Fitch Ratings
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) (Enact), a leading provider of private mortgage insurance through its insurance subsidiaries, today announced that Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) upgraded the insurance financial strength rating for our flagship insurance subsidiary, Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation, to A from A-.
Enact Receives Ratings Upgrades from Fitch Ratings
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Enact to Host Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call February 5th
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT) (Enact) announced it will issue its fourth quarter earnings release after the market closes on February 4, 2025. Enact will host a conference call to review fourth quarter 2024 financial results on February 5, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (ET).
Enact to Host Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call February 5th
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Here's Why Enact Holdings (ACT) is Poised for a Turnaround After Losing -8.06% in 4 Weeks
Enact Holdings (ACT) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Here's Why Enact Holdings (ACT) is Poised for a Turnaround After Losing -8.06% in 4 Weeks
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Enact Mortgage Insurance Enters into Two Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements
Secures 27% of forward quota share reinsurance coverage from a panel of third-party reinsurance providers Secures 27% of forward quota share reinsurance coverage from a panel of third-party reinsurance providers
Enact Mortgage Insurance Enters into Two Quota Share Reinsurance Agreements
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Enact Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACT ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Daniel Kohl - Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations Rohit Gupta - President & Chief Executive Officer Dean Mitchell - Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Doug Harter - UBS Mihir Bhatia - Bank of America Bose George - KBW Richard Shane - JPMorgan Operator Good day and welcome to the Enact Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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