The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $139.74 -0.26 (-0.19%) (As of 10:02 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ENSG vs. THC, UHS, EHC, ACHC, SEM, USPH, WOOF, BKD, CYH, and HCAShould you be buying The Ensign Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Ensign Group include Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Community Health Systems (CYH), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. The Ensign Group vs. Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health Acadia Healthcare Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) and The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer THC or ENSG? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 8 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 16 mentions for The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.71 indicating that The Ensign Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tenet Healthcare 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Ensign Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare received 328 more outperform votes than The Ensign Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.17% of users gave The Ensign Group an outperform vote while only 60.92% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTenet HealthcareOutperform Votes68660.92% Underperform Votes44039.08% The Ensign GroupOutperform Votes35866.17% Underperform Votes18333.83% Is THC or ENSG more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 14.91% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 5.84%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 24.05% beat The Ensign Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tenet Healthcare14.91% 24.05% 3.85% The Ensign Group 5.84%17.21%6.37% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THC or ENSG? 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than The Ensign Group. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Ensign Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTenet Healthcare$20.55B0.61$611M$31.214.25The Ensign Group$4.11B1.95$209.40M$4.1333.90 Which has more risk and volatility, THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate THC or ENSG? Tenet Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $166.88, suggesting a potential upside of 25.90%. The Ensign Group has a consensus price target of $164.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.38%. Given Tenet Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than The Ensign Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94The Ensign Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ENSG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Ensign GroupSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.02B$3.02B$5.14B$9.31BDividend Yield0.17%1.10%4.81%4.06%P/E Ratio33.9015.41135.3117.54Price / Sales1.951.051,215.74139.37Price / Cash24.8615.5140.5837.95Price / Book5.303.664.884.92Net Income$209.40M$98.56M$118.89M$225.78M7 Day Performance-2.02%-2.88%16.99%-1.58%1 Month Performance-2.99%-5.88%16.58%6.67%1 Year Performance25.27%12.63%35.26%22.48% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.9827 of 5 stars$139.74-0.2%$164.33+17.6%+25.6%$8.01B$4.11B33.8435,300Dividend IncreasePositive NewsTHCTenet Healthcare4.9432 of 5 stars$136.30-0.3%$164.69+20.8%+75.9%$12.96B$20.97B4.38106,500Analyst DowngradeUHSUniversal Health Services4.973 of 5 stars$186.96-0.2%$223.29+19.4%+22.7%$12.33B$14.28B12.4296,700Analyst DowngradeEHCEncompass Health4.9313 of 5 stars$98.85+0.7%$107.11+8.4%+48.0%$9.96B$5.22B23.7238,000Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.5903 of 5 stars$40.58-0.2%$75.44+85.9%-47.4%$3.77B$3.12B13.3723,500Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.9314 of 5 stars$19.80+1.6%$45.67+130.6%-19.3%$2.56B$6.66B9.1054,600USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.213 of 5 stars$97.96+4.8%$114.00+16.4%+6.7%$1.48B$604.80M99.436,720Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.1862 of 5 stars$4.36-2.0%$4.16-4.7%+44.6%$1.37B$6.24B-11.1329,000Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living4.3789 of 5 stars$5.26-0.2%$7.75+47.3%-9.0%$1.05B$3.10B-5.7325,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.6062 of 5 stars$3.44-0.9%$4.77+38.6%+9.9%$477.98M$12.55B-1.1561,000Short Interest ↑HCAHCA Healthcare4.9528 of 5 stars$313.44-0.2%$387.13+23.5%+13.8%$79.39B$69.62B14.10310,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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