Essent Group Ltd (ESNT) is undervalued and Radian Group Inc (RDN) is undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, RDN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +36%, against +32% for ESNT.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Book value at 1.48x, the multiple a 12.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $96.77; the price of $65.70 is 32% below that value.
Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Book value at 1.52x, the multiple a 12.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $54.57; the price of $34.69 is 36% below that value.
Leak Score 68/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | ESNT | RDN |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Undervalued |
| Price | $65.70 | $34.69 |
| Intrinsic value | $96.77 | $54.57 |
| Margin of safety | +32% | +36% |
| Leak Score | 84/100 (3/12) | 68/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $5.9B | $4.6B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| Operating margin | 65.8% | 51.1% |
| Net margin | 52.5% | 32.6% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.09 | 0.26 |
| P/E | 9.2x | 8.9x |
| Forward P/E | 8.5x | 6.7x |
| P/B | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 6.1% |