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ACT · Enact Holdings, Inc.

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$49.94 +0.16 (+0.32%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$6.87B
Shares
137.48M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$49.94 Open$49.79 Day$49.79–50.26 52W close$34.93–49.94 Avg vol 30d367K Short int2.9M · 2.1% float · 6.5d Short vol78% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataSep 2021–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +19%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 100%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +7%
      trailing
      6-month return +21%
      trailing
      YTD return +26%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$76.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.13% of float · ▼ -19.7% MoM · 6.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      246 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +3%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 10.5
      rich
      Buyback $345.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $162.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 22%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −11%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
      Total 2026 capital return · 2026 $550M – $600M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 5, 2025
      Total 2025 capital return · total 2025 $500M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      100% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $46 › 200d $42 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +34 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$76.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.13% of float · ▼ -19.7% MoM · 6.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      246 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $35 Now $50 · 100% Range high $50
      vs 200-day avg +19% vs 50-day avg +10%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net Income 174.84M
      +2.23M Net investment (gains) losses
      +971K Costs associated with reorganization
      -673K Taxes on adjustments
      = Adjusted Operating Income 177.37M
      Average book yield 4.6% Q2 2026
      Average Direct Primary Paid Claim $66.5K Q2 2026
      Average duration 4.9 Q2 2026
      Average Reserve Per Primary Delinquency $22.2K Q2 2026
      Avg loan size 390K 2Q26
      Avg loan size (thousands) $291K Q2 2026
      Ending Number of Primary Delinquencies 24,330 Q2 2026
      New delinquencies 12,299 Q2 2026
      Primary delinquency rate 2.59% Q2 2026
      Primary Policies in Force (count) 940,648 Q2 2026
      Total Direct IIF $274.26B Q2 2026
      Capital returned to shareholders $503M 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Insurance - Specialty — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ACT
      Enact Holdings, Inc.
      this stock
      $6.87B +26.0% +2.8% 10.5 2.1%
      FNF
      Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
      $13.27B -9.4% +5.6% 3.4%
      RYAN
      Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.
      $10.70B -19.0% +21.3% 5.2%
      FAF
      First American Financial Corp
      $7.54B +20.2% +21.6% 10.2 5.8%
      AXS
      Axis Capital Holdings Ltd
      $7.46B -5.5% +10.2% 7.6 2.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      246
      % held
      21.6%
      Net QoQ
      -923.9K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      285
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      2.9M
      Days to cover
      6.5d
      Change
      -718.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      78%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.0K
      Value
      $45.3K
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      30.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$76.4M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $674.2M
      EPS diluted
      $4.52
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $500.0M
      Remaining
      $345.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $952.2K
      Shares
      23.0K
      Filed
      Jun 1, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Enact Reports Second Quarter 2026…
      Published
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ACT +2.0% +7.4% +21.4% +5.5% +26.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.6% +2.9% +7.6% +1.6% +12.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.24 / share · ex May 28, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.24 / share · ex Aug 20, 2026
      Raised 14.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.87 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.74%
      Buyback program · as of Jul 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $500.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $155.00M
      Remaining
      $345.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1823529 CUSIP 29249E109 13F (30d) 230 filings 228 filers Visit website Investor relations