NASDAQ:ENSG - The Ensign Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

The Ensign Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ENSG."

The Ensign Group declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This is an increase from The Ensign Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View The Ensign Group's Dividend History.

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

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $600.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $601.12 million. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 17.27%. The company's revenue was up 16.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.46 EPS. View The Ensign Group's Earnings History.

The Ensign Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.22-2.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.33. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.30-2.35 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.37 billion.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for The Ensign Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate The Ensign Group's share price to reach $52.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for The Ensign Group.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Ensign Group in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The Ensign Group.

Media headlines about ENSG stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The Ensign Group earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,170,000 shares, an increase of 13.6% from the December 15th total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 241,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.8 days. Approximately 2.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View The Ensign Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to The Ensign Group include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Universal Health Services (UHS), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), National HealthCare (NHC), Hanger (HNGR), Community Health Systems (CYH), Capital Senior Living (CSU), Five Star Senior Living (FVE) and Encompass Health (EHC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The Ensign Group investors own include Canopy Growth (CGC), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pattern Energy Group (PEGI), Stitch Fix (SFIX), AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), GrubHub (GRUB), Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) and Micron Technology (MU).

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.51%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.10%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), AE Wealth Management LLC (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own The Ensign Group stock include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The Ensign Group.

ENSG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Nkcfo LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold The Ensign Group company stock in the last year include Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel, Spencer Burton and Suzanne D Snapper. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Ensign Group.

ENSG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, AE Wealth Management LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for The Ensign Group.

Shares of ENSG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ENSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.53.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion and generates $2.07 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $92.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. The Ensign Group employs 23,463 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About The Ensign Group.

The official website for The Ensign Group is http://www.ensigngroup.net/.

The Ensign Group's mailing address is 29222 RANCHO VIEJO RD. SUITE 127, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA, 92675. The company can be reached via phone at 949-487-9500 or via email at [email protected]