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    Enact Holdings (ACT) Faces Housing Slowdown Question After Flat Growth Reports Is It A Bargain

    Simply Wall St·10/20/2026 11:30:46
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    Enact Holdings (ACT) is back in focus as investors weigh reports of stagnating net premiums earned, flat sales projections, and weaker earnings per share growth relative to peers, all in the context of cooling housing demand.

    Recent trading has been choppy. The share price has eased over the past month but still shows a positive year to date share price return of 16.56%. Long term total shareholder returns near 155.02% over five years suggest earlier buyers have been well compensated for the risk so far.

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    Enact Holdings trades at a steep intrinsic value discount and still sits below the average analyst target after a choppy month. Is the market correctly pricing housing risk, or leaning too far into caution on this insurer?

    Most Popular Narrative: 8% Undervalued

    Enact Holdings closed at $46.18, while the most followed narrative anchors fair value at $50.20. This points to a modest valuation gap built on flat top line expectations but strong credit outcomes and capital returns already visible in the numbers.

    The main thing that has to go right is that Enact maintains unusually strong credit outcomes, supported by borrowers’ home equity and current labor market conditions, so that reserve releases and low loss ratios continue to underpin returns.

    Capital flexibility previously anchored in a strong PMIERs position now includes a reported PMIERs sufficiency of about 161% to 162% and roughly US$1.9b of excess capital, alongside expanded forward reinsurance coverage for 2027 and 2028 NIW.

    See why 0 investors see Enact Holdings as 8% undervalued.

    Result: Fair Value of $50.20 (UNDERVALUED)

    Still, higher-for-longer mortgage rates that keep originations muted, or a reversal in home price trends that weakens borrower equity, could quickly challenge this Enact Holdings narrative.

    Find out about the key risks to this Enact Holdings narrative.

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    Mixed messages around Enact Holdings can pull you in both directions, so move quickly, check the data yourself and weigh the 2 key rewards and 3 important warning signs.

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