The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $126.34 -1.13 (-0.89%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.35 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 05:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ENSG vs. THC, UHS, EHC, ACHC, SEM, USPH, BKD, WOOF, 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), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), 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 Brookdale Senior Living Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Does the media favor ENSG or THC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 13 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 11 mentions for The Ensign Group. The Ensign Group's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.29 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tenet Healthcare 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ENSG or THC? The Ensign Group currently has a consensus price target of $165.17, indicating a potential upside of 30.73%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus price target of $163.19, indicating a potential upside of 25.95%. Given The Ensign Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Ensign Group is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.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) 2.83Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Ensign Group$4.26B1.70$297.97M$5.1124.72Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.60$3.20B$32.234.02 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENSG or THC? Tenet Healthcare received 330 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 61.01% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Ensign GroupOutperform Votes36066.18% Underperform Votes18433.82% Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes69061.01% Underperform Votes44138.99% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ENSG or THC? 96.1% of The Ensign Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of The Ensign Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 Group6.99% 17.07% 6.47% Tenet Healthcare 15.48%21.88%3.99% SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Ensign Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ENSG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$7.26B$2.68B$5.78B$8.98BDividend Yield0.20%1.31%4.78%3.85%P/E Ratio24.7212.9026.4618.82Price / Sales1.700.94457.9780.74Price / Cash19.3212.4844.0437.47Price / Book3.942.767.634.64Net Income$297.97M$120.70M$3.18B$245.69M7 Day Performance-1.30%-3.66%-1.82%-2.63%1 Month Performance-9.32%-6.24%0.22%-2.37%1 Year Performance2.77%1.39%17.49%13.65% The Ensign Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.9587 of 5 stars$126.34-0.9%$165.17+30.7%+5.1%$7.26B$4.26B24.7239,300Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsTHCTenet Healthcare4.9891 of 5 stars$133.40-0.1%$163.19+22.3%+50.7%$12.69B$20.55B4.27106,500High Trading VolumeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9985 of 5 stars$181.69-0.6%$226.14+24.5%+13.2%$11.99B$14.28B12.0896,700Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.9072 of 5 stars$100.91+0.8%$107.67+6.7%+34.9%$10.17B$5.37B22.6238,000Dividend AnnouncementACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7917 of 5 stars$41.06-1.7%$70.22+71.0%-51.6%$3.81B$2.93B13.4623,500SEMSelect Medical4.8969 of 5 stars$18.58-0.9%$39.50+112.6%-29.0%$2.41B$6.97B8.6854,600Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.2973 of 5 stars$86.85+0.4%$114.00+31.3%-15.8%$1.31B$604.80M92.396,720BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.799 of 5 stars$5.30-0.3%$7.50+41.6%-11.4%$1.05B$3.02B-5.7636,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.2172 of 5 stars$2.95+0.3%$4.16+41.0%+13.3%$924.68M$6.26B-7.3829,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.564 of 5 stars$3.39+0.1%$4.52+33.4%-12.3%$470.35M$12.49B-1.1261,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHCAHCA Healthcare4.8593 of 5 stars$316.18-1.8%$385.67+22.0%+4.2%$80.09B$70.60B14.39310,000Insider Trade 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 Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Petco Health and Wellness 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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