NASDAQ:ENSG - The Ensign Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

The Ensign Group declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 18th. Investors of record on Saturday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.045 per share on Tuesday, July 31st. This represents a $0.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 28th. View The Ensign Group's Dividend History.

The Ensign Group's stock 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 payable 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 announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $30,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.45. The business had revenue of $492.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $485.20 million. The Ensign Group had a return on equity of 14.77% and a net margin of 3.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. View The Ensign Group's Earnings History.

The Ensign Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for The Ensign Group.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for The Ensign Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect The Ensign Group's share price to reach $33.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.2%. View Analyst Ratings 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 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Press coverage about ENSG stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. The Ensign Group earned a news impact score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

The Ensign Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.63%), Creative Planning (0.07%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.07%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.02%) and Amalgamated Bank (0.02%). Company insiders that own The Ensign Group stock include Antoinette T Hubenette, Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Creative Planning and Boston Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold The Ensign Group company stock in the last year include Antoinette T Hubenette, Barry Port, Beverly B Wittekind, Chad Keetch, Christopher R Christensen, John G Nackel 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 Amalgamated Bank. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ENSG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.92.

The Ensign Group has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion and generates $1.85 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $40.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.20 on an earnings per share basis. The Ensign Group employs 21,301 workers across the globe.

The Ensign Group's mailing address is 27101 PUERTA REAL SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA, 92691. The company can be reached via phone at 949-487-9500 or via email at [email protected]