The Ensign Group (ENSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Ensign Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ENSG shares.
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5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for The Ensign Group's stock. Their ENSG share price targets range from $110.00 to $133.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $119.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.4% from the stock's current price.
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The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $112.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ENSG stock has increased by 5.8% and is now trading at $118.69.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 1st. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.17. The firm earned $980.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $975.13 million. The Ensign Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.84% and a net margin of 5.61%.

The Ensign Group announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Sunday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th.
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The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.20%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 6.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ENSG will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.39% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (PSCH), Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV), Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF (JSMD), SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (XHS), SRH U.S. Quality ETF (SRHQ), Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (XSMO), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (PTH) and Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG).

The Ensign Group shares split on the morning of Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 23rd 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

The Ensign Group updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.290-5.470 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.230. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.1 billion-$4.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.1 billion.

17 employees have rated The Ensign Group Chief Executive Officer Christopher R. Christensen on Glassdoor.com. Christopher R. Christensen has an approval rating of 67% among the company's employees. 24.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at The Ensign Group to a friend.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Ensign Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Micron Technology (MU), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Applied Materials (AMAT).

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bridge City Capital LLC (0.10%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.05%), Park Avenue Securities LLC (0.02%), NBC Securities Inc. (0.01%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.00%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Ann Scott Blouin, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, Daren Shaw, Lee A Daniels, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper.
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Shares of ENSG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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