The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate ENSG or THC?

The Ensign Group currently has a consensus price target of $165.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.11%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus price target of $166.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.31%. Given Tenet Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tenet Healthcare is more favorable than The Ensign Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Ensign Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Tenet Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ENSG or THC?

96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ENSG or THC?

The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENSG or THC more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 15.48% compared to The Ensign Group's net margin of 6.99%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 21.88% beat The Ensign Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Ensign Group	6.99%	17.07%	6.47%
Tenet Healthcare	15.48%	21.88%	3.99%

Does the media refer more to ENSG or THC?

In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 4 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 12 mentions for The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 1.38 indicating that The Ensign Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Ensign Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tenet Healthcare	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ENSG or THC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Ensign Group	$4.26B	1.75	$297.97M	$5.11	25.43
Tenet Healthcare	$20.67B	0.57	$3.20B	$32.23	3.87

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENSG or THC?

Tenet Healthcare received 335 more outperform votes than The Ensign Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave The Ensign Group an outperform vote while only 61.13% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Ensign Group	Outperform Votes 360 66.18%	Underperform Votes 184 33.82%
Tenet Healthcare	Outperform Votes 695 61.13%	Underperform Votes 442 38.87%

Summary

Tenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.