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ESNT vs WRB
Side-by-side comparison of Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) and W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both ESNT and WRB operate in Property-Casualty Insurers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- WRB is the larger of the two at $25.53B, about 4.8x ESNT ($5.29B).
- Over the past year, ESNT is down 0.3% and WRB is down 7.7% - ESNT leads by 7.4 points.
- WRB has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for ESNT).
- WRB has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 17 for ESNT).
Essent Group Ltd.
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
W.R. Berkley Corporation
W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company, operates as a commercial lines writer in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess. The Insurance segment underwrites commercial insurance business, including premises operations, commercial automobile, property, products liability, and general and professional liability lines. It also provides workers' compensation insurance products; accident and health insurance and reinsurance products; insurance for commercial risks; specialty environmental products for contractors, consultants, and property owners and facilities operators; specialized insurance coverages for fine arts and jewelry exposures; umbrella and excess liability coverage products; and liquor liability and inland marine coverage for small to medium-sized insureds. In addition, this segment offers directors and officers, and surety risk products, as well as products for technology, and life sciences and travel industries; cyber risk solutions; casualty, group life, and crime and fidelity related insurance products; personal lines insurance solutions, including home, condo/co-op, auto, and collectibles; automobile, law enforcement, public officials and educator's legal, and employment practices liability, as well as incidental medical insurance products; and at-risk and alternative risk insurance program management services. The Reinsurance & Monoline Excess segment provides other insurance companies and self-insureds with assistance in managing their net risk through reinsurance on a portfolio basis through treaty reinsurance or on an individual basis through facultative reinsurance. W. R. Berkley Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Latest ESNT
- Essent Group upgraded by Keefe Bruyette with a new price target
- RBC Capital Mkts initiated coverage on Essent Group with a new price target
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Connor Martin P.
- Director Karna Anu converted options into 2,625 shares, increasing direct ownership by 32% to 10,796 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Benson David C converted options into 2,625 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Spiegel William converted options into 2,625 shares, increasing direct ownership by 10% to 28,877 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Pauls Douglas J converted options into 2,625 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kasmar Roy James converted options into 2,625 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Dutt Aditya converted options into 2,625 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 31,347 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Heise Angela L converted options into 2,625 shares, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 24,538 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest WRB
- W.R. Berkley downgraded by Wells Fargo with a new price target
- W.R. Berkley upgraded by Goldman with a new price target
- W.R. Berkley Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- Executive Chairman Berkley William R was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.02% to 17,366,375 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ferre Maria Luisa was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 59,234 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mattson Marie Angela was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 47% to 9,667 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mosley Daniel Lynn was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 26% to 14,885 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Berkley William R Jr was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.07% to 4,555,860 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Farrell Mary C was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 19,378 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Rusbuldt Robert Alan was granted 3,090 shares, increasing direct ownership by 111% to 5,866 units (SEC Form 4)