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

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$130.45 +1.05 (+0.81%)
Closing price 04/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$131.26 +0.81 (+0.62%)
As of 04/1/2025 07:50 PM Eastern
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About The Ensign Group Stock (NASDAQ:ENSG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$127.23
$131.11
50-Day Range
$125.40
$148.86
52-Week Range
$113.27
$158.45
Volume
319,961 shs
Average Volume
415,247 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.50 billion
P/E Ratio
25.53
Dividend Yield
0.19%
Price Target
$165.17
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.

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The Ensign Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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96th Percentile Overall Score

ENSG MarketRank™: 

The Ensign Group scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 930 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 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    The Ensign Group has only been the subject of 3 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 10.38% in the coming year, from $5.59 to $6.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 25.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of The Ensign Group is 25.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 23.44.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    The Ensign Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.52. 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 4.07. 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

    4.51% 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 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

  • Dividend Yield

    The Ensign Group has a dividend yield of 0.19%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    The Ensign Group has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of The Ensign Group is 4.89%. 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 4.05% 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

    4.51% 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 5.8.
  • Change versus previous month

  • News Sentiment

    The Ensign Group has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for The Ensign Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added The Ensign Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% 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 $6,345,115.00 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 $132.86 at the start of the year. Since then, ENSG stock has decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $130.45.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.11. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 6.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.07%.

Shares of The Ensign Group split on Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly minted shares were issued 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.

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.

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

Record date for 1/31 Dividend
12/31/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/31/2025
Last Earnings
2/05/2025
Record date for 4/30 Dividend
3/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend
3/31/2025
Today
4/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Dividend Payable
4/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
Skilled nursing care facilities
Sub-Industry
Health Care Facilities
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:ENSG
Employees
29,900
Year Founded
1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$165.17
High Stock Price Target
$175.00
Low Stock Price Target
$155.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.83
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
25.53
Forward P/E Ratio
23.34
P/E Growth
1.52
Net Income
$297.97 million
Pretax Margin
9.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.26 billion
Cash Flow
$6.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.37
Book Value
$32.03 per share
Price / Book
4.07

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,214,000
Market Cap
$7.50 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.98

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This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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