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The Ensign Group (ENSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$149.04
-1.78 (-1.18%)
(As of 10/17/2024 ET)

About The Ensign Group Stock (NASDAQ:ENSG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$148.90
$150.87
50-Day Range
$140.03
$153.67
52-Week Range
$92.69
$154.93
Volume
194,256 shs
Average Volume
368,598 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.48 billion
P/E Ratio
38.22
Dividend Yield
0.16%
Price Target
$145.40
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

The Ensign Group, Inc. provides skilled nursing, senior living, and rehabilitative services. It operates through two segments: Skilled Services and Standard Bearer. The company's Skilled Services segment engages in the operation of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation therapy services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and offers nursing facilities including specialty care, such as on-site dialysis, ventilator care, cardiac, and pulmonary management, as well as standard services comprising room and board, special nutritional programs, social services, recreational activities, entertainment, and other services. Its Standard Bearer segment is comprised of selected real estate properties owned by Standard Bearer and leased to skilled nursing and senior living operators. In addition, the company provides ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiograms, sub-acute services, dialysis, respiratory, and long-term care pharmacy and patient transportation to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities, as well as mobile diagnostics. It operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.

The Ensign Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

ENSG MarketRank™: 

The Ensign Group scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 183rd out of 1,012 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    The Ensign Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    The Ensign Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about The Ensign Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for The Ensign Group are expected to grow by 11.02% in the coming year, from $4.99 to $5.54 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 38.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 38.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 139.15.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    The Ensign Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    The Ensign Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about The Ensign Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.24% of the float of The Ensign Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The Ensign Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The Ensign Group has recently increased by 22.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    The Ensign Group has a dividend yield of 0.16%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    The Ensign Group has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of The Ensign Group is 6.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, The Ensign Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.33% next year. This indicates that The Ensign Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about The Ensign Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.24% of the float of The Ensign Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The Ensign Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The Ensign Group has recently increased by 22.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    The Ensign Group has a news sentiment score of 0.60. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for The Ensign Group this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for ENSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added The Ensign Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, The Ensign Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,053,620.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.90% of the stock of The Ensign Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.12% of the stock of The Ensign Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about The Ensign Group's insider trading history.
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ENSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $112.21 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ENSG shares have increased by 32.8% and is now trading at $149.04.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

The Ensign Group's stock split on the morning of Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 23rd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of The Ensign Group include Creative Planning (0.11%), Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC (0.06%), West Coast Financial LLC (0.06%) and Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Suzanne D Snapper, Christopher R Christensen, Chad Keetch, Barry Port, Lee A Daniels, Spencer Burton, Beverly B Wittekind, Daren Shaw, Ann Scott Blouin and John O Agwunobi.
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Shares of ENSG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Ensign Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
6/28/2024
Last Earnings
7/25/2024
Dividend Payable
7/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend
9/30/2024
Today
10/17/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2024
Dividend Payable
10/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Medical
Industry
Skilled nursing care facilities
Sub-Industry
Health Care Facilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ENSG
CUSIP
29358P10
Employees
35,300
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$145.40
High Stock Price Target
$165.00
Low Stock Price Target
$133.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-2.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$209.40 million
Pretax Margin
7.43%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.97 billion
Cash Flow
$5.86 per share
Book Value
$26.42 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
54,887,000
Market Cap
$8.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 10/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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