The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $216.25.

ENSG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial upped their target price on The Ensign Group from $202.00 to $207.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of The Ensign Group from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $228.00 price objective on shares of The Ensign Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of The Ensign Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th.

The Ensign Group Price Performance

Shares of The Ensign Group stock opened at $179.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The Ensign Group has a fifty-two week low of $141.58 and a fifty-two week high of $218.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $171.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $184.42. The company has a market cap of $10.46 billion, a PE ratio of 28.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.68.

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.12. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 6.90% and a return on equity of 16.75%. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.59 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. The Ensign Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.750-7.850 EPS. Analysts expect that The Ensign Group will post 6.93 EPS for the current year.

The Ensign Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.065 per share. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. The Ensign Group’s payout ratio is presently 4.08%.

Insider Activity at The Ensign Group

In related news, Director John O. Agwunobi sold 392 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $67,055.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,503 shares in the company, valued at $1,625,583.18. This trade represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Barry M. Smith sold 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $164.28, for a total value of $114,996.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 21,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,507,706.56. This represents a 3.17% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 4.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of The Ensign Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of The Ensign Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $275,000. Prosperitas Financial LLC increased its holdings in The Ensign Group by 25.0% during the 2nd quarter. Prosperitas Financial LLC now owns 13,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,085,000 after purchasing an additional 2,602 shares in the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in The Ensign Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $582,000. Continuum Advisory LLC bought a new position in The Ensign Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new position in The Ensign Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $462,000. 96.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About The Ensign Group

The Ensign Group, Inc is a diversified provider of post-acute healthcare services in the United States, operating a network of skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, home health and hospice care centers. The company’s model emphasizes integrated care by employing multidisciplinary teams—including nursing staff, therapists and physicians—to deliver personalized rehabilitation and long-term care services for seniors and other patients recovering from injury, illness or surgery.

Through its owned and managed centers, The Ensign Group offers a broad spectrum of rehabilitation services such as physical, occupational and speech therapy.