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Chairman, CEO and President of Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) Mark Casale sold 250,000 shares of ESNT on 01/04/2017 at an average price of $32.59 a share. The total sale was $8.1 million.

Essent Group Ltd provides credit protection to lenders and mortgage investors by covering a portion of the unpaid principal balance of a mortgage in the event of a default. Essent Group Ltd has a market cap of $3.08 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.11 with a P/E ratio of 14.86 and P/S ratio of 7.10.

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CEO Recent Trades:

• Chairman, CEO and President Mark Casale sold 250,000 shares of ESNT stock on 01/04/2017 at the average price of $32.59. The price of the stock has increased by 1.6% since.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• (cayman) Co Pbra sold 101,550 shares of ESNT stock on 12/15/2016 at the average price of $32.23. The price of the stock has increased by 2.73% since.

• Director Robert Glanville sold 3,000 shares of ESNT stock on 12/12/2016 at the average price of $33.73. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.84% since.

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• ESNT 15-Year Financial Data

• The intrinsic value of ESNT

• Peter Lynch Chart of ESNT