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

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The Ensign Group in the last year. 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 "buy" ENSG shares.
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5 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for The Ensign Group's stock. Their ENSG share price forecasts range from $101.00 to $115.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $107.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.7% from the stock's current price.
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The Ensign Group's stock was trading at $94.61 at the start of the year. Since then, ENSG shares have decreased by 6.3% and is now trading at $88.61.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 7th 2023.
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The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) issued its earnings results on Friday, February, 3rd. The company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.08. The company earned $809.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $802.31 million. The Ensign Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 7.32%. The firm's revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share.

The Ensign Group declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.058 per share on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $0.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.26%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th.
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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), Invesco DWA Healthcare Momentum ETF (PTH), Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (XSMO), SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (XHS), ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV), iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) and SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG).

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.26%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 15 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 5.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ENSG will have a dividend payout ratio of 4.85% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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The Ensign Group's stock split on Thursday, December 24th 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, December 9th 2015. The newly minted 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 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.64-$4.77 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $4.69. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.68 billion-$3.73 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.59 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.

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

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (16.53%), Wasatch Advisors LP (9.45%), State Street Corp (3.38%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.31%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.90%). Insiders that own company stock include Ann Scott Blouin, Barry Port, 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of ENSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.61.

The Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion and generates $3.03 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $224.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.11 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 29,900 workers across the globe.

The Ensign Group's mailing address is 29222 RANCHO VIEJO RD. SUITE 127, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA, 92675. The official website for the company is www.ensigngroup.net. The company can be reached via phone at (949) 487-9500, via email at ir@ensigngroup.net, or via fax at 949-540-3007.