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The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors

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$143.49 -2.19 (-1.50%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

ENSG vs. THC, UHS, EHC, SEM, ACHC, USPH, WOOF, BKD, CYH, and FVE

Should 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), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Community Health Systems (CYH), and Five Star Senior Living (FVE). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry.

The Ensign Group vs.

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

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 Ratio
The Ensign Group$4.11B2.00$209.40M$4.1334.74
Tenet Healthcare$20.55B0.72$611M$31.214.98

Tenet Healthcare received 326 more outperform votes than The Ensign Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.11% of users gave The Ensign Group an outperform vote while only 60.93% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The Ensign GroupOutperform Votes
357
66.11%
Underperform Votes
183
33.89%
Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes
683
60.93%
Underperform Votes
438
39.07%

In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 6 more articles in the media than The Ensign Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 16 mentions for The Ensign Group. Tenet Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat The Ensign Group's score of 0.88 indicating that Tenet Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
The Ensign Group5.84% 17.21% 6.37%
Tenet Healthcare 14.91%24.05%3.85%

The Ensign Group presently has a consensus price target of $162.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.04%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus price target of $170.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.68%. Given The Ensign Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Tenet Healthcare
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.12

The Ensign Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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ENSG vs. The Competition

MetricThe Ensign GroupSkilled nursing care facilities IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.22B$2.58B$5.07B$8.66B
Dividend Yield0.16%1.02%5.10%4.06%
P/E Ratio34.7415.71100.6017.27
Price / Sales2.001.151,195.1369.06
Price / Cash25.8916.2441.0336.35
Price / Book4.703.336.345.87
Net Income$209.40M$98.56M$119.64M$225.66M
7 Day Performance-3.15%-6.97%-5.13%-1.34%
1 Month Performance-3.72%-15.05%-2.72%1.15%
1 Year Performance33.62%16.81%31.10%24.02%

The Ensign Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ENSG
The Ensign Group
4.9461 of 5 stars
$143.49
-1.5%
$162.20
+13.0%
+35.1%$8.22B$4.11B34.7435,300Short Interest ↓
THC
Tenet Healthcare
4.7866 of 5 stars
$155.34
-4.5%
$170.38
+9.7%
+167.1%$14.77B$20.55B4.98106,500Analyst Revision
Positive News
UHS
Universal Health Services
4.9932 of 5 stars
$201.69
+0.3%
$231.14
+14.6%
+50.0%$13.46B$14.28B13.4196,700Short Interest ↓
EHC
Encompass Health
4.9066 of 5 stars
$98.85
-2.3%
$107.11
+8.4%
+54.9%$9.96B$4.80B23.8838,000Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
SEM
Select Medical
4.5564 of 5 stars
$37.45
+0.6%
$40.75
+8.8%
+62.1%$4.85B$6.66B17.5054,600Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
ACHC
Acadia Healthcare
4.2804 of 5 stars
$37.82
-3.9%
$86.67
+129.2%
-48.9%$3.51B$2.93B12.4023,500Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
USPH
U.S. Physical Therapy
2.6694 of 5 stars
$90.00
+0.3%
$105.00
+16.7%
+5.4%$1.36B$604.80M95.746,720Insider Selling
WOOF
Petco Health and Wellness
1.8459 of 5 stars
$4.01
-4.3%
$3.49
-13.0%
+10.8%$1.25B$6.26B-0.8129,000
BKD
Brookdale Senior Living
3.9264 of 5 stars
$5.23
-1.9%
$7.75
+48.2%
+15.7%$1.04B$3.10B-5.6825,200Short Interest ↓
CYH
Community Health Systems
3.7468 of 5 stars
$3.84
-3.8%
$5.18
+35.0%
+45.2%$533.57M$12.49B-1.2761,000Analyst Upgrade
FVE
Five Star Senior Living
N/A$1.32
flat
N/AN/A$41.91M$1.04B-2.5419,000

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This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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