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Enact Holdings, Inc. (ACT)

Financial Services | Insurance - Specialty | Raleigh, United States | NasdaqGS
49.07 USD +0.03 (0.061%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.07
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT

The investment case here rests on a rare convergence of deep value and aggressive speculative positioning. Fundamentally, the business is showing signs of life with a +12.6% earnings growth rate and a robust 54.5% profit margin, trading at a discount to book value despite a modest 1.95% yield. However, the real story is the market's reaction: options traders are betting hard on a breakout, with massive call open interest at the $50 strike while ignoring downside protection entirely. This suggests the market believes the current price is a floor rather than a ceiling. While the statistical forecast model offers only a moderate, tepid signal for the immediate future, the fundamental turnaround combined with the aggressive options flow creates a compelling asymmetric setup for a near-term rally.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062163
MSTL0.067768
AutoETS0.068351
AutoARIMA0.068352

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 39.58
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.252
Excess Kurtosis -1.06
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.812
Revenue per Share 8.753
Market Cap 6,746,323,456
Trailing P/E 10.35
Forward P/E 9.80
Beta 0.46
Profit Margins 54.51%
Website https://enactmi.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with heavy open interest and volume concentrated in out-of-the-money calls expiring in October 2026. There is virtually no put activity, indicating a lack of hedging against downside and a consensus expectation of continued appreciation.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.49% 2.10% 3.25% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-20 0.240 0.488599
2026-05-28 0.240 0.569936
2026-02-26 0.210 0.493305
2025-11-21 0.210 0.545596
2025-08-18 0.210 0.563305
2025-05-19 0.210 0.574713
2025-02-21 0.185 0.561968
2024-11-18 0.185 0.545562
2024-08-28 0.185 0.527817
2024-05-29 0.185 0.610964
2024-02-27 0.160 0.596570
2023-11-15 0.870 3.107143
2023-08-30 0.160 0.557686
2023-05-30 0.160 0.640000
2023-02-22 0.140 0.577320
2022-11-17 1.260 5.303030
2022-08-25 0.140 0.529101
2022-05-06 0.140 0.600343
2021-11-24 1.230 5.683919
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.96
dividendYield 1.96
exDividendDate 2026-08-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.87
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01774062
lastDividendValue 0.24
lastDividendDate 2026-08-20
dividendDate 2026-09-17

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3087803
Address1 8,325 Six Forks Road
All Time High 50.56
All Time Low 18.76
Ask 63.01
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 305,550
Average Daily Volume3 Month 350,235
Average Volume 350,235
Average Volume10Days 305,550
Beta 0.46
Bid 35.34
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 39.061
City Raleigh
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.07
Current Ratio 0.922
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 49.52
Day Low 48.9875
Debt To Equity 13.812
Display Name Enact
Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 1.96
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,017,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,017,600
Earnings Growth 0.126
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.042
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,254,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,254,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 5.579
Enterprise Value 6,993,986,560
Eps Current Year 4.84291
Eps Forward 5.0081
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 46.8786
Fifty Day Average Change 2.1913986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.046746247
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.87803
Fifty Two Week High 50.56
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4900017
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.029469969
Fifty Two Week Low 34.64
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.43
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41657045
Fifty Two Week Range 34.64 - 50.56
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,631,799,000,000
Float Shares 25,602,209
Forward Eps 5.0081
Forward P E 9.798127
Free Cashflow 521,546,880
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 419
Fullday Change 0.0299988
Fullday Change Percent 0.0611721
Fullday Price 49.07
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.73177004
Gross Profits 917,297,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.81367993
Held Percent Institutions 0.22811002
Implied Shares Outstanding 137,483,671
Industry Insurance - Specialty
Industry Disp Insurance - Specialty
Industry Key insurance-specialty
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-09-16
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Last Dividend Value 0.24
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Enact Holdings, Inc. operates as a private mortgage insurance company in the United States. The company engages in writing and assuming residential mortgage guaranty insurance. It also offers private mortgage insurance products insuring prime-based, individually underwritten residential mortgage loans; pool mortgage insurance; contract underwriting services; and mortgage-related reinsurance products. The company serves large money center banks, non-bank lenders, national and local mortgage bankers, community banks, and credit unions. The company was formerly known as Genworth Mortgage Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Enact Holdings, Inc. in May 2021. Enact Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Enact Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Genworth Holdings Inc.
Long Name Enact Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,746,323,456
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_317807518
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 683,267,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,743,574,062
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 49.33
Operating Cashflow 720,828,992
Operating Margins 0.73258
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.1835
Phone 919 846 4100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 49.07
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 49.04
Price Eps Current Year 10.132339
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2562402
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.381826
Profit Margins 0.54507
Quick Ratio 0.83
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0611721
Regular Market Day High 49.52
Regular Market Day Low 48.9875
Regular Market Day Range 48.9875 - 49.52
Regular Market Open 49.33
Regular Market Previous Close 49.04
Regular Market Price 49.07
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 219,109
Return On Assets 0.08351
Return On Equity 0.12869
Revenue Growth 0.041
Revenue Per Share 8.753
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 137,483,671
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0175
Shares Short 2,405,822
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,646,871
Short Name Enact Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1071
Short Ratio 6.03
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol ACT
Target High Price 53.0
Target Low Price 48.0
Target Mean Price 50.2
Target Median Price 50.0
Total Cash 497,568,992
Total Cash Per Share 3.619
Total Debt 745,232,000
Total Revenue 1,253,538,048
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.87
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01774062
Trailing Eps 4.74
Trailing P E 10.352321
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.462826
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.607174
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15559901
Type Disp Equity
Volume 219,109
Website https://enactmi.com
Zip 27,615