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

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

The Ensign Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. This is a positive change from The Ensign Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View The Ensign Group's Dividend History.

The Ensign Group shares split on Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly created shares were issued 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 earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.05. The business earned $560.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $550.48 million. The Ensign Group had a net margin of 4.84% and a return on equity of 17.32%. The firm's revenue was up 21.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. View The Ensign Group's Earnings History.

The Ensign Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.50-2.58 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.42-2.45 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.30 billion.

6 brokerages have issued 12-month target prices for The Ensign Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate The Ensign Group's share price to reach $53.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for The Ensign Group.

6 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 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The Ensign Group.

Media coverage about ENSG stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. The Ensign Group earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for The Ensign Group.

The Ensign Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,170,000 shares, an increase of 13.6% from the December 31st total of 1,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 233,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's shares are sold short. 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), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Stitch Fix (SFIX), Alibaba Group (BABA), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Netflix (NFLX).

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.90%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.13%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (0.80%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.80%). 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 Russell Investments Group Ltd., Prudential Financial Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC and Man Group plc. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Panagora Asset Management Inc., Royce & Associates LP, Boston Trust Walden Corp, ProShare Advisors LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, FMR LLC and Citigroup Inc.. 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 $51.70.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion and generates $2.04 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $110.53 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.09 on an earnings per share basis. The Ensign Group employs 24,500 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]