The Ensign Group (ENSG) Competitors $143.49 -2.19 (-1.50%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ENSG vs. THC, UHS, EHC, SEM, ACHC, USPH, WOOF, BKD, CYH, and FVEShould 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. Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health Select Medical Acadia Healthcare U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems Five Star Senior Living 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. Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Ensign Group$4.11B2.00$209.40M$4.1334.74Tenet Healthcare$20.55B0.72$611M$31.214.98 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENSG or THC? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Ensign GroupOutperform Votes35766.11% Underperform Votes18333.89% Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes68360.93% Underperform Votes43839.07% Does the media prefer ENSG or THC? 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 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. Is ENSG or THC 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 The Ensign Group5.84% 17.21% 6.37% Tenet Healthcare 14.91%24.05%3.85% Do analysts recommend ENSG or THC? 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) 2.80Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.12 Which has more risk and volatility, ENSG or THC? 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. SummaryTenet Healthcare beats The Ensign Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$8.22B$2.58B$5.07B$8.66BDividend Yield0.16%1.02%5.10%4.06%P/E Ratio34.7415.71100.6017.27Price / Sales2.001.151,195.1369.06Price / Cash25.8916.2441.0336.35Price / Book4.703.336.345.87Net Income$209.40M$98.56M$119.64M$225.66M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ENSGThe Ensign Group4.9461 of 5 stars$143.49-1.5%$162.20+13.0%+35.1%$8.22B$4.11B34.7435,300Short Interest ↓THCTenet Healthcare4.7866 of 5 stars$155.34-4.5%$170.38+9.7%+167.1%$14.77B$20.55B4.98106,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9932 of 5 stars$201.69+0.3%$231.14+14.6%+50.0%$13.46B$14.28B13.4196,700Short Interest ↓EHCEncompass Health4.9066 of 5 stars$98.85-2.3%$107.11+8.4%+54.9%$9.96B$4.80B23.8838,000Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical4.5564 of 5 stars$37.45+0.6%$40.75+8.8%+62.1%$4.85B$6.66B17.5054,600Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2804 of 5 stars$37.82-3.9%$86.67+129.2%-48.9%$3.51B$2.93B12.4023,500Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy2.6694 of 5 stars$90.00+0.3%$105.00+16.7%+5.4%$1.36B$604.80M95.746,720Insider SellingWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.8459 of 5 stars$4.01-4.3%$3.49-13.0%+10.8%$1.25B$6.26B-0.8129,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.9264 of 5 stars$5.23-1.9%$7.75+48.2%+15.7%$1.04B$3.10B-5.6825,200Short Interest ↓CYHCommunity Health Systems3.7468 of 5 stars$3.84-3.8%$5.18+35.0%+45.2%$533.57M$12.49B-1.2761,000Analyst UpgradeFVEFive Star Senior LivingN/A$1.32flatN/AN/A$41.91M$1.04B-2.5419,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tenet Healthcare Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Select Medical Competitors Acadia Healthcare Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Petco Health and Wellness Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors Five Star Senior Living 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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